omnia1911 Posted September 6, 2004 Author Share Posted September 6, 2004 That is clearly the bias/opinion that you showed up to this discussin with...and the reason that it has went on so long. Wrong. As an RO, I hope you are able to perceive a shooter's intentions better than you have mine. Thanks for posting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 OK...I guess I was mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 OK...I guess I was mistaken. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 There is something that needs to be said. A new topic might be good, but it fits here. It is right to stop the competitor, when you believe a safety rule has been broken. If you then find that the rules don't actually prohibit what happened, it is wrong to continue with DQ'ing the competitor. We all believe it is better to err on the side of caution. If we actually do that, eventually we will stop a shooter who did not deserve to be stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 If this deserves its own thread, a moderator will break it out. Is it right to stop a competitor if you as RO believe he is breaking a safety rule? Oh man, it's not only right, the RO is obligated to stop the shooter immediately. If the RO made a bad call and there is no grounds for a DQ, the competitor gets a reshoot. Safety must come first, always. Is it wrong to continue a DQ if there is no basis. Absolutely, and that's why we have common sense, and if that fails, arbitration. I have been stopped when there were no grounds to be stopped. Once for a range failure that wasn't, and once for a squib that wasn't a squib. Yeah, it sucks to have the RO put the brakes on you in the middle of a killer run. But the officials are only looking out for the shooter and the rest of the folks. When an RO blows it we just file it in the stuff happens drawer and carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Beverley Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 If this deserves its own thread, a moderator will break it out. Is it right to stop a competitor if you as RO believe he is breaking a safety rule? Oh man, it's not only right, the RO is obligated to stop the shooter immediately. If the RO made a bad call and there is no grounds for a DQ, the competitor gets a reshoot. Safety must come first, always. Is it wrong to continue a DQ if there is no basis. Absolutely, and that's why we have common sense, and if that fails, arbitration. I have been stopped when there were no grounds to be stopped. Once for a range failure that wasn't, and once for a squib that wasn't a squib. Yeah, it sucks to have the RO put the brakes on you in the middle of a killer run. But the officials are only looking out for the shooter and the rest of the folks. When an RO blows it we just file it in the stuff happens drawer and carry on. Ron No disagreement here! ROs have to make split second decisions with good intententions. Sometimes it goes wrong. Better live cowards than dead heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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