[Daniel_LaFleur]

In any human endevor there is the possibility of favoritism. We, as humans, are bias because of the paradiams we have built. It is only our integrity and honor (Gracious professionalism) that allows us to judge fairly.

I will tell you that when I have judged those that I am affiliated with (note: not in FIRST) I am typically more critical of them, than if I did not know the person. This is because i want to avoid even the appearance of impropriaty.

My personal experiances in FIRST tend to be that the inspectors / referees / Volunteers are of the highest moral character, and that I would never expect any of them to purposely favor any team, on the field, over another.