Thread: An ethical question
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Unread 08-03-2004, 10:25
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Re: An ethical question
A tight spot to be in for DEKA, yes, but I tend to agree with Al and Joe on this issue. It wouldn't bother me if DEKA sponsored a team at all. FIRST always needs more sponsors and a sponsor that already understands FIRST is a great one.

It does appear that there is an infraction of the stated rules, but it doesn't appear to violate the spirit of the rule in my humble opinion. Had this rookie team fully known that one rule (out of the whole manual and 14 updates) I'm sure they might have found a way to get the drill bit to the competition. In the end, there seems to be no unfair advantage created.
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