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Re: Team 548 Einstein Statement

I will open by sharing that I feel good about the way FIRST has conducted themselves throughout this process. I believe that FIRST and the volunteers who participated in the investigation have demonstrated FIRST's values of Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition.

FIRST has shown respect for all of the individuals involved and the FRC community in their transparency and communications of the process and outcomes. They have investigated, learned and put plans in place to correct and improve their hardware, systems and processes. They have maintained their integrity and sensitivity to the Einstein teams and the FRC community throughout the process.

What concerns me about some of the FRC community's response and the FIRST FRC Team 548 Einstein Statement is what it reveals about the FRC community's culture. I have read some comments in this thread suggesting that the interference of the Einstein matches was somehow excusable or justifiable. After reading the report, I come away with the sense that the document actually minimizes the egregiousness of the action.

Certainly folks may and should be forgiven for failures. However, that does not remove the consequences, nor does it restore trust.

GP means that we compete like crazy and at the same time play fair, maintain our integrity, while showing respect for our partners and opponents. I know that there have been times when I have not been a gracious professional. When I recognize it, I admit it, apologize, ask for forgiveness from the person I offended and resolve to do better. I see something like that in their statement and I hope that they do come out of this stronger and better.

But ... what does it say about our culture that this happened and that there are attempts to excuse, justify or minimize it? I would echo what someone said in a previous post, albeit perhaps in a different context. We still have a long way to go.