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Having a human rabbit isn't something you can really stop. Am I an idiot who went out way too fast for the first 600m and then died, or did I exactly hit my te

Having a human rabbit isn't something you can really stop. Am I an idiot who went out way too fast for the first 600m and then died, or did I exactly hit my teammate's pace, and then fall off intentionally?

Jtsummers 6y ago
The infield is not the race area proper, it's the area inside the track. GP is referring to having a non-racer (though still a teammate) run alongside the track as a motivator/pacer for those actually on the track for the race itself.
kmonsen 6y ago
The legal system does not work like this even though I see it all the time, and a lot from programmers. You mostly cannot get off on a technicality like this. If they judge believe that a reasonable person thinks there was a human rabbit they can DQ you even if there are other explanations. Same with all the plausible deniability with passwords etc, the judge can simple not believe you and put you in jail until you remember the password (even if you do not remember it).
- swirepe 6y ago
  >Same with all the plausible deniability with passwords etc, the judge can simple not believe you and put you in jail until you remember the password (even if you do not remember it). In America, you can be compelled to surrender something you have, but not something you know. So the jail you're waiting in while you remember you password is probably in Guantanamo Bay.
  - ultrarunner 6y ago
    If only Guantanamo Bay was the only detention center lacking in accountability. Even still, race directors have even wider latitude for DQs. In the end I suppose it ultimately comes down to propensity for those in disagreement to riot.
  - kmonsen 6y ago
    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-to-decrypt-hard-drives-is-free-after-four-years-in-jail/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-... So it appears 18 months is max for currently for refusing to decrypt a drive, but it is under active court cases at the moment. The important thing is that you are wrong, you can clearly be forced to surrender something you know. Edit: The important part is not that you are wrong, but that the courts can put you in jail for refusing to disclose something you know.
    - swirepe 6y ago
      Thanks for the edit :)
chrisseaton 6y ago
> Am I an idiot who went out way too fast for the first 600m and then died, or did I exactly hit my teammate's pace, and then fall off intentionally? Nobody would be fooled by such a patently ridiculous argument. People have common sense.

Jtsummers 6y ago

The infield is not the race area proper, it's the area inside the track. GP is referring to having a non-racer (though still a teammate) run alongside the track as a motivator/pacer for those actually on the track for the race itself.

kmonsen 6y ago

The legal system does not work like this even though I see it all the time, and a lot from programmers. You mostly cannot get off on a technicality like this. If they judge believe that a reasonable person thinks there was a human rabbit they can DQ you even if there are other explanations. Same with all the plausible deniability with passwords etc, the judge can simple not believe you and put you in jail until you remember the password (even if you do not remember it).

swirepe 6y ago
>Same with all the plausible deniability with passwords etc, the judge can simple not believe you and put you in jail until you remember the password (even if you do not remember it). In America, you can be compelled to surrender something you have, but not something you know. So the jail you're waiting in while you remember you password is probably in Guantanamo Bay.
- ultrarunner 6y ago
  If only Guantanamo Bay was the only detention center lacking in accountability. Even still, race directors have even wider latitude for DQs. In the end I suppose it ultimately comes down to propensity for those in disagreement to riot.
- kmonsen 6y ago
  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-to-decrypt-hard-drives-is-free-after-four-years-in-jail/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-... So it appears 18 months is max for currently for refusing to decrypt a drive, but it is under active court cases at the moment. The important thing is that you are wrong, you can clearly be forced to surrender something you know. Edit: The important part is not that you are wrong, but that the courts can put you in jail for refusing to disclose something you know.
  - swirepe 6y ago
    Thanks for the edit :)

chrisseaton 6y ago

> Am I an idiot who went out way too fast for the first 600m and then died, or did I exactly hit my teammate's pace, and then fall off intentionally? Nobody would be fooled by such a patently ridiculous argument. People have common sense.