If someone just stands in Spawn, AFK, Its pretty safe to assume they just spawned.
"As they spawn" does not imply that if they are there for longer then 1 second (or any other time you assume), that then you are able to cuff.
If a player is AFK in Spawn ...... it is still invalid ( otherwise you could also just try to take all those AFK D class in D Block to tests ...... which certainly couldnt be correct now could it? )
What this rule is actually meant to stop is people running back into Spawn, and then getting magic immunity.
Also the Fact that you qoute that "other Staff have said" to our currently highest Staff Member is beyond my understanding.
Ofc Luke can still make Mistakes ...... but the chances that he cares what lower Rank staff think is pretty slim (considering he has more authority than them).
You could have asked Luke why its invalid even tho its written like this, but instead you choose to just bassiclly try to proof hes in the wrong, which would maybe have let to another outcome.
Denied.
Also normally these only get checked Saturdays making this beyond pointless, I only respond now since I witnessed the Situation