Please accept my apology. First please define ".... we wanted..." Who are 'we'?

The question about no rules etc., was so far out that I considered it just a troll. I have frequently expressed my opposition to the knee-jerk rules so frequently placed into the Safety Code. I have been responsible for several changes, namely the first large RC Combat rules brought into focus by my DVP Sandy Frank. I led the fight and RCCA did the leg work to obtain a reasonable adjustment.
Many years ago I initiated the fight when AMA tried to remove member-to-member liability. Insane item, because what the "L" is liability for on the field if it does not protect against member-to-member?
I have been in the battles for many years. I lost a few too. Namely, returning Contest Directors to automatic Leader Member status.
OTOH, in this society I find it very difficult to accept that any adult could not be aware that ALL actions are subject to litigation, especially civil contracts. In litigation, there are TWO (or more) SIDES, each represented by an attorney/s, that may well be friends with each other, each arguing the case from a different view/perspective. Hold harmless agreements simply lay the groundwork that attention was called to an item, not that there can be no litigation.

So Tim, regardless of what the college professors tell you along with their Utopian liberals, there are no absolutes in this area. As Einstein answered about absolutes, "There are only two absolutes, the speed of light and change. Sometimes I wonder about the speed-of-light." (or at least words to that effect!!)