Educate.
Educate.
AZTrackie wrote:
so again.. it is OK to allow them to CHEAT by drinking while underage but not ok to allow them to cheat at athletics? and that is called ethics???
i asked in the beginning... how many ncaa athletes would test positive for marijuana? why is that any dift from this situation? it is not, pure and simple.. you need to convolute any argument into 'ethical' or 'morality plays' to even try.
far more college age kids will die or become ill from drinking than from any PED use so why are we not testing athletes for alcohol? wouldnt that be the Ethical or Moral thing to do?
Your argument doesn't parallel the Johnson brothers' argument at all.
1. How is underage drinking the same thing as cheating? Yes, it's breaking a law, but cheating? Let's clear up a common misperception: Law and ethics are not one in the same. Many laws don't reflect certain ethical values. For example, many people believe that destroying another human life is immoral, but abortion and the death penalty are very legal in NYS. (I'm not trying to start a discussion on whether or not you support these things...its just an example.)
2. Frequent marijuana use would show up on a drug test. I'm not sure whether or not it's a banned substance, but if it is, then the NCAA athlete would be appropriately punished. Last time I checked it wasn't a performance enhancing drug, and therefore not in the same category as steroid use.
3. What is being discussed is NCAA track and field competition. Key word here: COMPETITION. Yes, I agree that students might die from drinking. (Note: In reality, many college runners drink substantially LESS than the average college student.) But your argument is irrelevant. Something that enhances your performance in COMPETITION is very much unethical, while having a drink before your 21 is simply breaking a law, a law that has nothing to do with NCAA championship meet.
actually you're wrong, the NCAA has alcohol rules.
Funny how da Johnson brothers endlessly bitch about drug cheats while their names (wejo, rojo) pay homage to one of the biggest drug cheats of all time.
Nice work, boys.
Just in ...It is true.
Setting it straight wrote:
You silver spooned boys can have all you petitions and polls, but in the end, the kid is still going to run. And that's the bottom line.
Eat your words, punk. How do they taste?
While you were mouthing off here, other people were writing letters.
I went and found the trackshark article from the internet archives that was critical of our attempts to get Mullings banned.
http://web.archive.org/web/20050606010455/http://www.trackshark.com/articles/2005/14.php
Why is this back?
I love letsrun, but i think bringing this thread back for no reason at all is probably one of the dumbest things i've ever seen a site do...
huh??? wrote:
I love letsrun, but i think bringing this thread back for no reason at all is probably one of the dumbest things i've ever seen a site do...
Maroon, it is back because the IAAF recently upheld Mullings LIFETIME BAN.