The Key and the Alley

[EricH]

Originally Posted by chi-town-biker

I've asked this elsewhere but I add the question on this thread too.

From Q & A we know that if a robot on the key and another in the alley touch, both alliances will score a foul. But a defensive robot may want to keep bumping the shooter not to run up the score but just to keep the shooter from making a successful shot. After all, the shooter can always move to the other side of the key. Does this violate <G45> (i.e. exploiting <G28>)?

Personally I don't think it violates <G45> because if it did the GDC would have said key trumps alley. What's your take?

My take is that it's a referee's discretion. This is a question that the GDC probably won't answer, as it is highly situationally dependent.