[Ryan Albright]

This is a sad event and i am sorry to hear that this happen and i hope the person that did it will realize and not do it again. I am thinking this kid was prob someone that is not into FIRST. What i mean is you know how teams sometimes bring students that have never even seen the robot to come cheer at a regional competition so they can have a cheering squad. Most of these kids just come so they can get out of school and mess around all weekend. If this person was a driver, pit crew, or anything having to deal with the robot i think he would understand FIRST core values and prob would not of done this. Thats why I believe teams should not bring anyone that has not participated in the building of the robot or if they do they should have some kind of meeting before they leave laying down strict guidelines and sever consequences for such actions. Pranks are fun to a certain extent and if you know the person you are doing them to. There is a time and a place to do pranks and FIRST is not one of them.