Andy Stahl
2007-05-17
Luciano,
There is no kind of rule violation evidence that is collected
"evenly," e.g., only some racers are drug-tested; the official
driving behind the pack cannot monitor evenly the entire pack for
centerline violations, etc. Rule enforcement in any game or sport
is intended to be a deterrent, not a scientific study. Nor is the
criminal standard of irrefutable (i.e., beyond a reasonable doubt) proof
appropriate to games or sports. This isn't about jailing people,
it's about playing fair -- something we all should have learned in
kindergarten.
Andy
At 03:20 AM 5/17/2007, Luciano bailey wrote:
In sifting through all the
dialogue on this issue the remaining case would be do we have photos of
all the teams evenly and accurately captured to establish true advantage.
This would require photos of every possible site where an infraction
could have occured, in order to establish that kind of irrifutable
proof.
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Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
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