[blml] Obviously this is the prime duty [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Matthias Berghaus]

Jerry Fusselman schrieb:
> On 10/15/07, Matthias Berghaus <ziffbridge at t-online.de> wrote:
>   
>> In this life of mine I will never be able to see how it can be better to
>> give MI to the opps (who, not being aware that they got MI, are not
>> expected to be able to handle that) than giving UI to partner (who, as
>> you say, knows his L16 obligations and knows how to handle that).
>> If partner is ethical, what is the problem??
>>     
>
> This thinking, though often heard on BLML, is too simplistic:  What do
> you do if your partner incorrectly explained your agreements and is
> now on lead?

I hold my trap shut, because that is what the laws say. I am not allowed 
to correct MI before play ends if I am a defender. WTP?

>   Do you correct his explanation so there is no MI?  Or
> are you silent to avoid giving him UI?  The law here is designed to
> allow MI for the greater good (in this case) of avoiding UI.
>
> It is a clear fallacy to think that MI is always more horrible than UI.
>
> Jerry Fusselman
>
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