All I would have to prove in court is that I did what has been, until now, the accepted (and SRG approved) way of ensuring lateral separation
That would get
you off the hook (actions of a reasonable man), but if you were executing instructions handed down from SRG, then
they would have to explain themselves. It doesn't make the technique right, or safer.
Agree to disagree (as long as you're not checking me
).