pupil3142 wrote:
why all this sudden outrageous indignation?
'its only weed'. There is a vast difference between a weak joint that most of you readers might have tried occasionally, and habitually using the latest hybrids.
Should alcoholics be banned from the Olympics? What they do is far more harmful to themselves and society.
fillivey wrote:
Yes, she's an idiot, because she should know the rules and their consequences and it's absurdly stupid to risk gold medals for a toke, but that's no defense of stupid rules nor following them.
speed limits dont apply to me. i know better than the police and politicians. if i decide a road is safe and empty i should be allowed to do any speed i see fit that is safe for me and my machine. i am allowed to do the max speed of my bike in Germany (around 180mph), so provided i decide that the conditions are equivalent on the road, i dont have to follow anyone elses stupid rules.
moran.
America's fury wrote:
Laws against weed are a byproduct of actual systemic racism. It's the most overrated drug out there, anyway.
Well, it’s not a drug.
Semiler wrote:
Her mother died close up to the trials. It must have been a major emotional stress for her. Please don't be so hard on her.
By her own words published June 22nd (
https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/the-feels/following-her-bio-mothers-passing-sha-carri-richardson-returns-to-the-track-and-qualifies-for-the-tokyo-olympic-trials):
I'm still here. Last week, finding out my biological mother passed away, and I'm still choosing to pursue my dreams, still coming out here, still here to make the family that I do have on this Earth proud. And the fact that nobody knows what I go through. Everybody has struggles, and I understand that, but y'all see me on this track, and y'all see the poker face I put on. But nobody but them and my coach knows what I go through on a day-to-day basis," Richardson said while pointing towards her family in the audience.
brantfordwinstonworth wrote:
The title says it all.
LRC article now out:
https://www.letsrun.com/news/2021/07/report-shacarri-richardson-tests-positive-for-cannabis-at-olympic-trials-in-danger-of-missing-olympics/
Its the biggest race of you career and you are stupid enough to consume weed in the run up to it you should be banned for being a flipping idiot. Get her out pronto
1: Didn't Yohan Blake get a long ban for the same thing?
2: Any chance second hand smoke could trigger the test? How sensitive is it? Maybe she just hang out with the wrong crowd in the wrong place the evening before the race (or snuggled down with the wrong guy in the wrong room)?
she tested positive for widgie weed,which is just hilarious !
I am curious are melatonin and chamomile tea, velarian root oe lavender on the banned list as well. If so, ok. If not, enhancing sleep is a dumb reason to ban weed.
Anybody that has better aim after smoking weed needs better weed. Tell them to call me...I know a guy.
Don't know but I do know he was suspended for takng a stimulant designed to excite the central nervous sytem in a direct attempt to improve sprinting performance.
Do we know how much?
I don't know what to make about cannaboids, lots of athletes seem to be using ointments, and powders with CBD to help them recover and fall asleep. Frankly I would find that risky to use, how can you be sure there is no manufacturer error. If she did take it in such a method it seems it would be performance enhancing. It could also be it was accidently injested or smoked (the gold medallist snowboarder defence). Any matter it's substance that stays in the body for a long time. Seriously sucks for her and the US olympic team. Hopefully some resolution can be done.
Sad and telling some many attacks on her character. Stupidity/deserves it/should know better. When discussion should be: why is thc on banned list? A recreational substance less harmful than alcohol and list of meds you can get from your Dr.
Shelby pops: “ the system is broken, tainted meat, she has integrity!” Good girl from Idaho
Best sprinter in generation pops for non performance enhancing recreational drug.
“Not surprised, deserves it.” Lol
Amazing and also not surprising the two massive differences in reactions.
adfgadfsda wrote:
bbg95 wrote:
You have a truly asinine opinion. There are rules at my job that I think are idiotic, but I still follow them because I don't want to get disciplined. There are some laws that I think are idiotic, but I still follow them because I'd rather not be charged with a crime. You teach people to follow the rules because if they don't, there could be rather harsh consequences, as is the case here. I really wish that Sha'Carri could still run in Tokyo, but I don't think that's going to happen. It is what it is.
If you're only following rules for fear of punishment while simultaneously thinking think they are idiotic (and they are indeed idiotic in this case), should those rules exist? And if everyone in your workplace agrees they are idiotic and breaks those rules, but only one person gets caught and punished, would you not advocate on their behalf or at the very least try and get them some sort of leniency? I'm not advocating for actively skirting the system or breaking rules, I'm simply saying that if you are upholding a rule for the sake of upholding a rule, what is the point of it? I'm certain where the majority of the public will land on this issue, and your are in the minority, but we'll see what the authoritative bodies will do with this.
Certain eh?
Your defense is that she knowingly and intentionally broke a rule that shouldnt exist, so she should get some leniency?
Growing up my dad would take the belt to me whenever I took a cookie out of the jar past 9pm. He told me straight "boy, if I catch you in that cupboard getting a cookie past 9, you're gonna get it" But 8 year old me still wanted that cookie. So I still did it. Never got caught. Except one night I knocked over a spoon that was on the counter and he caught me literally with my hand in the cookie jar. I got the beating of a lifetime. Stupid rule. But I knew the consequences.
Riccardo Ricco wrote:
Looks like its weed.. She deserves a 4 year ban for stupidity.
I think her ban should be to have a front row seat for the 100 final.
If this is true she is just plain STUPID.
You tell em! Hopefully people treat you with same kindness
The penalty is one month so she can run in Tokyo. However, her win at the trials is erased so she can only run the relay. Weed is only prohibited from 1159 the night before a meet until the last event but it stays in the blood stream weeks. Silly rule but a rule nevertheless.
The Gleaner is fringe? wow. I have to talk to one of my reporter friends there and tell him he works for a fringe outfit.
Not sure what’s better, Richardson smoking weed during the trials knowing she will be one of the most tested athletes or the people trying to defend her.
Also loving the petition posted on the LR main page asking for signatures in support. Let’s see how many clowns LR get to sign the thing.
BTW she’s going to be on TheToday Show this morning apparently. Get your popcorn ready,,,,
The quality of posts that whine about pot being on the list is, predictably, lower than whale shlt.
It definitely hasn’t enhanced posting performance in this thread, that’s for sure.
Anyone who thinks that she isn’t using is just as big a moran as she is. This is just more evidence, in this case of the specific capacity for negligence, willful blindness, or intent to contravene the rules on what substances are introduced into her body.
The t&f clown show continues. Yesterday’s news stories: a guy running a WR in his first run of the season, two more guys competing as girls, and an orange-wigged pot-head busted at trials.
It’s WWE on steroids. Literally.
definitely not the clown show wrote:
BTW she’s going to be on TheToday Show this morning apparently. Get your popcorn ready,,,,
Great, so she will make her case to an audience of 10 brain-dead octagenarians.
Expect immediate action from Biden.