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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII
Rules are only silly records on paper...
Just because there is a "rule" saying that you must or mustn't do something does not justify doing it.
A good example is slavery. There was a time when slavery was legal. But was it moral? Just because it was legal didn't make it right.
I believe that everybody knows what is right and wrong, and that you should obey all rules that are "right" (or moral).
It was pretty clear that slavery was immoral, and as a result it was eventually abolished.
Luckily most of today's rules are moral. But you should still not blindly follow things just because somebody says they are "rules."
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You're not serious are you?
So let's say the ramming in the loading zone for the 2005 game Triple play does not have to be justified because it's just a written rule that can be arbitrarily followed by the participants at their own discretion if they deem it stupid or unfair? Never mind that it's truest intention was to make it safe for the human player to go out and load the robot without the risk of being injured by flying robot parts due to contact.
Rules are rules. You can debate them. You can apply to have them changed but you certainly should not just ignore them because you don't agree with them. That's just irresponsible and is totally against the principles of FIRST.