[blml] ...have we really come to this??? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Eric Landau]

On Jul 25, 2007, at 7:07 PM, Tim West-Meads wrote:

> Richard wrote:
>
>> The "strong body of opinion" on the WBF Appeals Committee made a
>> basic error by assuming that it is _the hesitation_ which is
>> "the irregularity".
>
> Hesitations *are* irregularities (L73a2 Calls and plays should be made
> without special emphasis, mannerism or inflection, and without undue
> hesitation or haste).   The use of UI is an infraction.

Hesitations are irrgularities, but L12C2 carefully uses the phrase  
"had *the* [emphasis mine] irregularity not occurred" rather than  
something like "had no irregularity occurred".  That denotes some  
specific irregularity.  Since L12 applies only when there has been a  
"violation of law", I think we can safely assume that it is the  
violation of law that is "the" irregularity beling referred to.


Eric Landau
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