Monday 2 April 2012

My happiest day would be if the IRB's Referee panel becomes involved in law enforcement!


No don't be shocked, it would be a blessing for all, especially for some government officials. The reason I say this is that their governing rules, The IRB Rule Book has 189 pages with something like 22 rules and their variations, but during any given match we only hear about, "Not binding", "Not rolling away", Not releasing". We never hear "Not straight into scrum", "Not releasing when one knee touches the ground" etc.
If they can arbitrarily decide on which laws to enforce imagine the impact on law enforcement, I can see myself driving on the N1 at 160kph and being stopped, the traffic official (an IRB man) walks around the car and says, "Sir I see your left tail light is not working, here is a warning please get it fixed", or even better "Sir when you conducted a lane change you did not let you indicator blink for 7 times as per regulation, there is a R500.00 statute on this offence but you will only be warned as we were instructed to concentrate on the wearing of seat-belts."
Even better, imagine they become involved in the medical field! "Sir, you have a cholesterol level of 8 but we are not focusing on that, your in-grown toenail is of major concern to us as you cannot run away from criminals that fast."

Talking to the boss can also be very interesting, "I know working hours are from 08:00 but this week I am focusing on being efficient".

Well till next time!

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