[Justin]

I'd like to start out by saying that I don't usually make posts like this. Also I think that this prank was stupid and it does serve to demonstrate how not thinking before you act can have potentially devastating consequences. Those responsible should be punished.

I would just like to make a few other observations, keep in mind that I am not a team member or a mentor on any team...just a FIRST member at large. It seems to me that there is an increase in the number of posts about incidents like this. There was another post about some behavior that was occurring at a regional and arena security had to step in to insure the safety of those involved. I think that to often there is a sense of isolation within the FIRST community. That some how anyone who would ever come into contact with FIRST is "better than that." I know we would all like to believe this is the case but it defys human nature. What is the appropriate response? I'm not sure. It is something that deserves some consideration. Everyone who participates in FIRST has the right to have a fun and enjoyable experience free of incidents like these, equally everyone in FIRST students and mentors a like to insure that that is the case.

Justin