paper: Spanking the Children

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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

It doesn't matter. The GDC has stated the intent of this rule to keep this from inadvertently happening. I am glad that folks are starting to take them seriously. I would much rather have a high foul value than have a student get injured. This rule was also edited to allow access to the restricted zone when a robot wasn't near.

We all read the same rule book. We all know the rules. We have to play by them whether we like them or not.

I am completely in favor of keeping HPs safe. That's why I asked the question. But the 50-point penalty for doing it (based on referees' eyes) is extreme in inconsequential occurrences. If the "high foul value" were upped to 100 points, would that be OK? What about 200?

We have to play by the rules, sure. If a team on our alliance said that they disagreed with a rule in the manual and would therefore disobey it in our next match, there might be some literal spanking going on. But FIRST also has to recognize when the rules are bad and should be fixed.