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This is why I say the rule is misunderstood. If you read the rule, her 'stopping' should not have been a violation. The umpires judgement of whether she did or not does not change the rule. Obviously, we both misunderstood the rule.
But stopping IS a violation. You seem to just not accept that the umpire believe the turn was a stop. Again, umpires are trained to look at player's actions differently.
Are some umpires too quick? Yeah, I would agree with that, but the best way to avoid that is to just not screw around. If I had my druthers, I'd get rid of the rule. It is archaic and absolutely useless to the game of softball.