>>19772262yeah this is a case where the arbiters should distinguish between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law (clearly meant to prevent/punish competitors for unsportsmanlike conduct, reaching across the lane to interfere with other competitors etc, which he obviously didn't do- he was celebrating with his teammate)
i guarantee the judge(s) behind this are unhappy, small minded napoleon complex, mall cop, middle management, little tyrant types. involved in athletics trying to relive their own glory days and getting a small, semi-erotic thrill out of exerting power on the proceedings because they have been robbed of it everywhere else in their life.
these people make up all bureaucracies, everywhere, and always have. David Graeber's "The Utopia of Rules" is about this exact topic
