robdeforge
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You are right. There isn't a rule that a player has the right to handle another player's disc. But....a player doesn't have to handle/touch/etc another player's disc to call it illegal.
813.01 Illegal Disc
So a player just has to question the legality of the disc for it to be illegal unless subsequently approved by the Director. Which is even worse.
Scenerio: Player A to Player B: I believe that disc in your bag is illegal because it is overweight. Player B: it is written (or stamped) on it that it is 171 grams so it is legal. Player A: But anyone can write (or stamp) a weight on the disc; that doesn't make it so. I believe it is overweight and illegal.
Disc is now, per the rule, illegal unless the Director says it is legal.
The rule has a lot of room for abuse.
Player A runs the risk of being disqualified from the tournament in this scenario.