Eric, I agree with where you're coming from, but in the context of the original question, I stand by what I wrote, to protest or not is ultimately a personal choice that involves a lot of factors.

Don't take my posts apart line-by-line here. Especially in regard to the point I was making about whether an RC protests someone specifically for touching a mark, your argument falls apart. A competitor should follow the same rules of thumb: make sure they really did see the mark get hit, and have a rock-solid story to give the PC if it goes that far.

Mike