Missy - I do hope you're right.
Its about time the rules were such that if you give a ref
any $hit, you get pulled/1-4-1's etc.
Of course, getting refs with the balsl to make those calls is another matter.
I can't think of any other activity on the planet where there is such blatant disregard for the refs word (football is heading that way (or soccer as you septics woudl call it
), but there isn't anything else even approaching the level of disrespect that paintballers give their refs.
Take a look at rugby (like american football, but without the wussy padding). Two large teams of blokes who would probably make Missy look petite, and one ref, usually about 5 foot nothing, weighs 2 stone wet through, and when he says jump, they ask "How high, Mr Referee Sir?"
Then again, the day paintballers respect the refs is the day hell freezes over. After all, they'r eonly other teams doing it for series points/a tiny bit of cash/a little bit of kudos for reffing.