Stalling

[MoreWineII]

In addition to Tiffany Williamson's actions which we all know about, I ran across this in the Cardplayer log.

Date / Time: 2005-07-14 15:49:00
Title: Tate Stalls
Log: Conor Tate disagrees with the penalty against Sheikhan, and is stalling on his decisions to help keep Sheikhan alive. The table is split on this tactic, and Tournament Directors are forced to call time on him each hand.

then:

Kessler raises to $90,000 Bernard Lee reraises all-in for $560,000 more. Tate stalls again, and his hand is called dead after the alotted time. Kessler folds. Lee shows K-K and takes down the pot.

What is your guys' opinion of all this stalling stuff? Legitimate tactic or breach of etiquette?

I see this online a lot, but up til now haven't really heard about it being used in live tournaments. Especially huge televised tournaments.