*nods off at desk*
Irradiated by LabRat
Sorry for the radio silence. We are running on a pretty big sleep deficit, thanks to lately everything in the world happening in the morning but needing most of the evening to wind down before sleep is possible. Kang is also in heat, and while this will only happen once before one of them is neutered, this means we are dealing with Overhormoned Intact Adolescent Male as well as Cranky Bitch Who Hates Being Female, and their acting out is damaging our zen, to put it very mildly. The roller derby world is also going through some final frantic do all the things and wrap up all the standings stuff before the offseason begins, so we basically have no weekends right now*. This is an issue because prior to this weekends were the time we got just about everything done.
The good news is things get a LOT quieter starting next month.
*For the lone reader who knows what I’m talking about, yesterday I got to be the wrangler, inside whiteboard, and scorekeeper all at the same time. *ref rolls up* “Ten!” *polite nod* *long mutual stare* “…And ten did, what exactly?” “No, points!” “oh” I’ve been self-medicating.
September 24th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Do what you gotta, we’ll be around… And better y’all than me with the dog wrangling…LOL
September 24th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
I’m really glad I don’t do that fancy stuff. I’m happy being the big guy by the door.
September 24th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
Zer- this one actually happened. Thankfully not my problem, though the question of what to do with a skater who decides both of them being on the way to the penalty box is a good enough reason to hulk-smash another skater was Stingray’s.
September 25th, 2012 at 12:03 am
The good news is things get a LOT quieter starting next month.
This, for the record, is a lie.
September 25th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
the question of what to do
No question. Expulsion, instantly.
WFTDA rules 6.16, “Gross Misconduct”; or 7.5.2, “A skater may be expelled from the bout at the Head Referee’s discretion for serious physical violence or any action deemed by the officials to cause an extraordinary physical threat to others.”
I’m no ref, but IMHO that’s the derby equivalent of hockey’s “game misconduct”. There’s the locker room, seeyabye.
September 25th, 2012 at 6:10 pm
There’s wiggle room, but expulsion is very much on the table. 6.8.22 is the more relevant rule for kicking somebody out in that case, but at the very least it should’ve been a major. Invisible Outside Pack Ref totally caught it though, we just couldn’t hear him. Plus, y’know, just a scrimmage.