re: Can a referee out there help me?

They do it to keep the offense from jumping intentionally stopping the clock.

And if the defense does it, they run the clock immediately

The gap here is the offense is actually trying to waste time.

It's a simple call and refs should be allowed to adjust and stop the clock.

Lets say your tied and a team is at your 1 yd line with 1 minute left. Offense can use this, run the clock, and still have a short fg to leave you with no time.