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Re: Saving Seats Epidemic

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Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux View Post
But really, it's as easy as citing the manual and just sitting down in the seat.
At Championship in 2011, my brother, his wife, and I snuck off to sit and watch a couple of matches from up close--it was their first exposure to FIRST, and they'd driven six hours just to see it.

We moved someone's stuff in a couple of chairs and a woman came (literally) shrieking at us about how those seats were for her team. Joe looked at her and deadpanned, "Unless you're willing to commit assault, we're sitting here." She backed off, and we sat down. I've used that line twice more at FIRST events, and it's worked.

But in general it is a problem. The Black Friday scenario increases the chances that someone will get hurt, and I'm sure FIRST wants neither the injury nor the liability.
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