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Originally Posted by waialua359
If a participant feels that their own team doesnt follow the strict part of the FIRST rules, I would suggest emailing FIRST directly.
No need to air out dirty laundry here.
Every uncomfortable situation has 2 sides to a story.
Just a suggestion.
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I don't believe this person is "airing out dirty laundry" at all. This person is clearly in a very difficult situation and is looking for advice. Yeah the obvious answer in this situation is to email FIRST and tell the of the rule violations, but I'm sure that is much easier said than done.
It is clear that this student loves FRC and this could be the only FRC team this student has in the area and could have nowhere to go if FIRST were to do something to their team, or if their team were to find out and they were no longer accepted on the team.
We all know how close we become with our teams, almost like family, even after only one season. Alerting FIRST of this issue could have serious reprecussions for the team and knowing that you could cause that has to be unimaginably difficult.
Imagine the possible effects on this student from the team members on the team who are ok with the cheating if they found out this student alerted first of the cheating.
Although this student may not feel comfortable with telling FIRST of this issue, they have tons of courage to bring this issue to the attention to the FIRST community in the search for advice. I'm sure it is quite easy to turn the blind eye to cheating of this sort. This student having the courage to ask the community for advice, and bringing this issue to our attention shows their love and passion for this sport in keeping it ethical and fair for everyone. Just because they are confused and don't know what to do, that does not mean they are "airing out dirty laundry"