[blml] claim

[Guthrie]

[Robin Barker]
> Dummy has DK10x and declarer shows DAJx, "the
> rest". Good players will make sure the
> objection comes randomly from either defender;
> but against many players declarer will make
> the test.

[nige1]
The prospect of removing all the tar and feathers
may deter Declarer. Anyway, I bet there are other
existing rules to invoke against that sort of
behaviour. Bridge base Online and other sites,
successfully enforce this simplified claims
protocol. In practice, I haven't met a problem.
Has anybody else?

I accept Robin's argument, however: the potential
for abuse by an unethical declarer is a downside.
Are there other downsides? Probably! Do all
possible downsides outweigh the downsides
(complexity, inconsistency) of existing claim law?
You know my view. What do others think?