So this guy tossed a ball back at a Lakers game the other night. Ref wasn't looking, brand new ref, first season in the league, it clipped her arm. Careless? Probably. Hostile? Who knows... Didn't matter either way. No hey watch it, no warning, just the security guys and the walk out.

I've worked floors and warehouses for 25 years and that watch it and move on gear used to exist everywhere. It worked too. It kept days moving and it kept grown ups acting like grown ups. Somewhere along the way institutions deleted it. Now every little thing gets the max response, because the max response is the only thing that can't be questioned in a meeting later.

Saw a big take today saying we live in a three tier system. Maybe. From where I stand it's simpler and dumber than that. Nobody calibrates anymore. Calibration was the thing that actually kept everyone sane, and nobody can defend it in a meeting, so it's gone.

This gets me thinking about what would have happened if this were a guy?

I get not throwing things at refs and on the floors but was this about the act of the fan or about the gender of the referee?