Originally posted by Dannefaerd
Was flicking through the 2006 PSP Rules ... and found something interesting on page 12.
And then your read footnote 40
Rules can be downloaded from here.
Any comments from the big guy? (note this is tounge in cheek - but it made me smile)
This actually refers to the 'Rage' incident in Miami where I had a five on one (me being the poor little one) situation and I ain't talking about paintball.
This rule implies that I could have gotten my ass outa there and as such, because I stayed in that environment it could have been interpreted as escalating the problem and therefore had no legitimate defence when it came to penalties being dished out afterwards.
I suppose I got no real problem with that because it makes sense but this situation flash-pointed within a few seconds and maybe I could have got me ass off that field but it would have meant me running away like a little girl.
Some people may say that with five guys bearing down on me that perhaps sticking on a dress and getting outa there might have seemed like a good idea, but that wasn’t the decision I made at the time and if standing my ground means I am gonna get punished, then so be it, I weren’t gonna run anywhere.
The first guy was dealt with and then it got a bit hectic from then on but do I regret it?
I regret that it happened of course, things like that should never happen in paintball.
Do I regret not running away?
Not in the least, I couldn’t have lived with myself afterwards if I had ran.
There were damage reports on both sides of that scuffle and all of us involved learnt a harsh lesson in what can happen.
We live on … but I have to say, reading it did make me snigger.