[Gabriel]

I think I agree with Chris on this one, you can weigh a robot and then make a team lighten up or not compete, but how do you check whether a team has worked past the six weeks? The only way to know is through allegations and that leads to all sorts of misunderstandings and misinterpretations. 130lbs is a solid figure, you're either under it or not and there is absolutely indisputable evidence. So much of Gracious Professionalism relies on trust and if FIRST, or the teams all spying on each other to make sure we're following the rules than the whole competition will fall apart. Thats why the background check thing was so infuriating - FIRST wouldn't trust teams and mentors and that leads to all sorts of nasty things happening.