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Originally Posted by Karthik
For years, I've been hearing the story of a team who showed up to inspection with a hollowed out battery. Does anyone know what happened to this team? I'd be interested to see what sort of precedent was set.
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This is a story that I've heard for about 4 years now. Since this is more like a rumor than fact, I heard that the team was just repremanded once it was realized that the controller would not turn on. Then they were required to lose weight. That's what I've heard anyway
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Originally Posted by Billfred
I'm still curious, is a punishment the way to go?
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I still think the solution that leaves the most room for teachable moments and the least room for hurt feelings is to identify the problem, then fix the problem (even if it means starting a new robot--it has been done), then move along.
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100% ABSOLUTELY, is punishment the way to go. It does no one any good if we find that team 12345 won the Championship illegally and are required to fix a problem on their robot after the fact.
A punishment is meant to deter you from doing an illegal act. A team is a team- if they cheat together, they get punished together. We're not talking about executions! Just enough of a punishment so that is acts as a hinderence so people think twice before they knowingly cheat.
Some people are concerned about the cheating team getting too harsh a punishment and wanting to leave FIRST. Ever think about the honest teams in FIRST who might leave because the competition turns into a sham?