posted Jan 11, 2008

What a hateful bunch of commenters. Perhaps the next time any of you are caught driving more than 30mph in a residential area, where you might kill someone, would you advocate a severe prison sentence for endangering people's lives? Marion Jones has endangered no-one's life except her own.

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posted Jan 11, 2008

Pvandck, hateful? We're British, get use to it.

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posted Jan 11, 2008

comment by MuteAssassin
posted 33 Minutes Ago

I'm always glad to see "drug cheats" caught and I fully agreed with Jones being stripped of her medals.

In these situations I think the athletes should suffer the full penalties that can be imposed by their sport's governing bodies. And I'd be in favour of lifetime bans rather than toothless 2 or even 4 year ones.

However, Marion Jones has cheated at sport. She's not (whatever the law may say) a criminal. Throwing her in prison for 6 months - after many others have gotten away with a slap on the wrist - is just vindictive.
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Listen, what she was convicted of is Fraud for the supply ring her ex-husband was involved in and lying to investigator. I dont' know about Britian but over the law takes purjury very very seriously. The judge could have given her as much as ten years. FYI she never was the main target in the Balco Case. Anyone who thinks that would be fooling themselve. Barry Bonds was is and always has been the main target. But that's a seperate debate.

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posted Jan 11, 2008

pvandck-yes. anybody caught breathing between the hours of 8 and 10 am in the morning should be beaten. for 10 minutes. those who dont like it should be beaten as well. for 5 minutes. and I totally stick by my recommendations for her to be beaten too and to be prevented from flossing for 3 weeks, because that way sprinters will realise that you have to be very smart not to get caught in future so you dont get beaten. for 10 minutes and then all that wil be left for them to do is glare at each other. Rememeber the 1984 olympics, well after the 100 metres dash they were all probably thinking, wtf, I want what he is on-my stuffs dated. cheating is a country mile ahead of drug testing so I would suggest we beat everyone who wants to compete for, yes you guessed it. 10 minutes

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posted Jan 11, 2008

I do not condone drugs in sport, but how come the doped up East Germans are still in the record books, and are allowed to keep there medals?

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posted Jan 11, 2008

Exactly ohound, because now for the last couple years every time I switch on to watch athletics and a sprint record is broken the very first thing that crosses my mind majority of the time, is that was too fast, they made it look too easy and they look too strong, they can't be that good, they must be on something! Its only right.

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posted Jan 11, 2008

i think this goes to show that modern sport is a sham,money talks,just look at football theres no honour anymore,and these sportsmen/women are well paid and our kids look up to them,when they are caught cheeting ,then throw the book at them

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posted Jan 11, 2008

she is being made an example to other young athletes who are taking and are considering to take performance enhanced drugs, i say justice's been done!

6 months is a little bit harsh but i reckon a necessary punishment if the sport is to be saved from its sad current state.

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posted Jan 11, 2008

its OTT, and meant to rescue an already tattered image of athletics generally. I think going down the WWE route is a viable option-we could call it athletainment or entheltics (I prefer the second..) and put in story lines and stuff. Its a farce really. And I think she should be beaten. for 10 minutes because that will prove that if you are caught then you will be beaten. It will not solve the wider issue of drug testing being way behind drug cheating ..and an unwillingness to overhaul the sport and conduct more rigourous tests and go to the source -those manafacturers and suppliers. and beat them too.

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