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In all seriousness tho, the umpires have zero accountability and it does make you wonder. With our very complex rules and interpretations of them being flexible It would be extremely easy for the umpires to make certain things happen.
Since when has zero accountability been a good thing. Just think about your work place and the little extra things you get away with because you know you can. Like 5 mins extra on a lunch break. Or arriving 15 minutes late. Now imagine you have no accountability and could make than an extra hour lunch break or 45 mins late to work. You take what you can get.
And I'm sure that not every umpire is 100% clean.
Of course they are accountable, they get videod and reviewed each week within an inch of their lives. They are accountable to their coaches, their peers (if one was "not clean" as you say, their 2 on field peers would notice) and their selection committee.
You're sure some are not clean are you? Give me some facts that would stand up in court and not just 'cos its the vibe'.