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[–] IanSomnia 88 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some little leagues have a similar rule. If a parent verbally abuses an umpire enough that parent must umpire a certain number of games to see just how hard it is. Punishment fits the crime perfectly.

[–] schmidtster 65 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My kids little league tried that, lasted a game before they realized that having a biased ref that doesn’t know the rules doesn’t make for a fun experience for the kids.

One of those sounds great in theory things, which is why it’s probably such a popular fallacy to spread.

[–] IanSomnia 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ah that sucks. I guess I should have seen that coming. Some people just won't learn =/ I wish there was a better way to prevent these parents from ruining the game for everyone.

[–] schmidtster 13 points 11 months ago

Kick them out, and if it becomes an issue unfortunately the kid may need to go to so everyone else’s experience isn’t diminished.

Hopefully the parent learns after spending money on a few.

[–] electrogamerman 5 points 11 months ago

I think they should do it with a less decision maker position, like water bringer or towel handler.