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Originally Posted by Jen
I'm still loving Justin and Zev.
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Yep!
I think it was clear that the Globetrotters picked up Christine's bag by mistake. And I have to say, it didn't cost Annoying Dad and his daughter too much time -- they seemed to be pretty close behind the GTs.
If it's the rule, it's the rule and a penalty is appropriate. But I'm not sure that they got the penalty for violating a rule. If what they did really violated the rules, Phil would have known about it before the GTs arrived, because the cameramen saw it happen. Phil would have said something along the lines of what he has always said in the past: "You are the fourth team to arrive. However, you interfered with another team's personal belongings, which is against the rules, and so you have incurred a 30-minute penalty. You'll need to sit over there, and I can check you in when 30 minutes have passed." Then we would watch while they waited.
But that's not what happened. What happened was that Phil checked the GTs in. Then, when Annoying Dad and his daughter complained, Phil said: "I can see that you're really upset," followed by "I'm going to give Flight Time and Big Easy a 30-minute penalty." It sounded a lot like "You complained and are upset, so I'm hitting them with a penalty," not "what they did violated the rules so they incurred a penalty."
But yeah, it probably just boils down to my increasing dislike for Annoying Dad and his daughter.