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Originally Posted by BrennanB
Then suggest a viable refinement?
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Clearly this is a very delicate road to navigate, but perhaps there is a "fair" solution.
What if instead of a red card, the ref e-stops the offending robot (possibly plus a yellow card). This way the 30pnt swing is negated and a clear message is sent that this is not gracious behavior.
I do think even this penalty needs to be reserved for clear intended tipping. High CG robots are clearly a bad team decision for this game and the team needs to own that. If contact is bumper to bumper, I would assume the intent was to block, not to tip - a "prolonged push" is a gray topic.