Well it became a moot point since he left before I could get to the stage.
Words mean things. If the final part of the unload command had not been given, the shooter may return to shooting.
We do not require aiming to fire a shot. What we do require is safety. In this particular case it is shot impacts farther than 10 feet from the shooter, and that the shot not go outside the berm or in another unsafe direction. Simple clear metrics.
if your intent is to DQ a shooter by use of unsafe gun handling every time a shooter does something you don't feel is right, you will have to explain it and justify your call. It is all on you.
Your problem is when the specific rules are against you you will lose. This makes NROI trained Range officers look bad, by not knowing the rules.
We all know what actually happened. Shame on the shooter for his/her actions. However, the rules are the rules. They sometimes cut both ways. I'll stay with the rules until the DNROI tells me I'm wrong.
Thank you for your kind words.