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I dont understand this. Maybe its just how its written. Surely if you are shouting out loud that they have over stepped or over thrown, you are duty bound to penalise it?
Or do you mean, in the act of throwing it, it looks like they may carry it out of the area??
Many (most) violations by a GK who is releasing the ball* are doubtful or trifling. We are not duty bound to punish trifling infractions. I agree that where a GK may have violated but not by much, the appropriate response is to warn the GK. the warning is to be careful about the line, not that they in fact violated.
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*The GK being outside of the PA and stopping an attack is a completely different thing--being outside at all is not trifling in that context.