Tough call?

[Montana Grizz]

I knew there would be some understanding and forgiving individuals and I agree with forgiveness in this situation, but:

What if one were to take the same unit off the board using the same excuse, but it was about to be over-run or destroyed by fire in the next move?

What if there were two or three transports in that same hex and the same inadvertent removal took place?

The point of the question being, if the rule is not inforced or is subject to interpretation, why make the rule?

If you can in this case forgive the removal of one unit, why not two, etc.?

If you can forgive the removal of one unit, then why shouldn't it be a part of the rule?

The whole things goes back to my post in regard to whether a rule is a guide-line or whether it is chisled in stone?

Pat