[EricH]

The G28 blue box says "regardless of" G44 is when/how G28 applies, and no matter who initiates the contact.

In other words, if I'm in contact with the alley (or key), you're my opponent passing by, and I hit you, I get 3 points, per hit. That is G28's take on it. G44 would normally prevent this; however, G28 is specifically excluded from G44 consideration.

G45 says that strategies exploiting G44 are illegal. So if I'm exploiting G28, which is its own rule, by using the fact that G44 does not apply to G28, then am I exploiting G44 or G28?

If I'm exploiting G28, I can score points by maintaining contact with a protected zone and hitting any opponent passing by, and I get 3 points per hit. If I'm exploiting G44, then after about the second or third hit, my opponents get 9 points and I get a red card. Big difference there, don't you think?