Sign my petition to keep Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s 100 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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NO.

A blatant disregard for the rules. A slippery slope to make exceptions to the rules. The issue of Marijuana being a banned substance is a SEPARATE issue.

Why? She broke the rules that were established entering the competition. It’s not fair to the other athletes that followed the rules. She will face a 30-day ban retroactive to the time of the test and will be ineligible to compete as an individual in the 100 meters at the Olympics, but will be eligible for the 4 x 100. Hopefully, she learns her lesson about following the rules, wins gold in the 4 x 100, and then gold in the 100 in 2024.

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Let’s get that rule changed, but the fact remains that it was an established rule entering the competition.

Rojo I’m sorry but this is beyond stupid. I don’t agree with testing marijuana being tested, but if you are not responsible enough to keep weed out of your system during the goddam OLYMPIC TRIALS, frankly you’re probably not responsible enough to represent this country.

JBaller33 wrote:

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Let’s get that rule changed, but the fact remains that it was an established rule entering the competition.

Sure change the rule, but it’s an existing rule and it needs to be followed. She should know it’s a violation of in competition drug tests (I’m pretty sure it’s not a violation if it’s a random one out of competition)... she should have known it’s not allowed and not had it in her system during the Olympic trials. I also don’t like her and think she’s an idiot, this builds my case even stronger for her being an idiot

rojo wrote:

1) She’s clearly the best 100 runner in the US.

2) Marijuana isn’t a performance enhancer in track and shouldn’t be on the banned list.

3) The only way I can see her keeping her spot is if all of the US100 runners with the standard turn down the spot if offered it by USATF. Then USATF will have to nominate her.

Please spread the word.

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PS. I don’t want to get into any marijuana debates. Yes, it was foolish for her not to abstain right before the Olympics but it’s also foolish for those in charge to even be bothering to test for it.

100% I sign.

Same as busting somebody for having a beer. Total nonsense. ANYBODY who says different is an idiot. pure and simple. Don’t be an idiot. Don’t tell me about the “rules”, use your brains and try not to be full of fear and loathing for a great athlete who might make some life choices different than yours. Support greatness. Support Sha’ Carri.

JBaller33 wrote:

Why? She broke the rules that were established entering the competition. It’s not fair to the other athletes that followed the rules. She will face a 30-day ban retroactive to the time of the test and will be ineligible to compete as an individual in the 100 meters at the Olympics, but will be eligible for the 4 x 100. Hopefully, she learns her lesson about following the rules, wins gold in the 4 x 100, and then gold in the 100 in 2024.

What do you mean it’s not fair to the other athletes? It’s totally fair. The whole point of the anti-doping rules and the whole point as to why the athletes allow their privacy to be invaded regularly and why they let strangers stare at their private parts as they pee is to prevent people from getting an unfair advantage in the competition due to a drug they took. Sha’Carri may have been foolish to smoke weed but it didn’t impact the other athletes’ chances of finishing top 3 at all - if anything it helped their chances.

If I was another athlete, I wouldn’t want to go if I got to go because someone smoked weed. It’s not supposed to be about who can follow some pointless rule.

WADA shouldn’t be acting as the morality police. What’s next, are we going to ban people who have affairs, abortions, etc? In fact, I know of a US athlete who won a medal in 2016 that was unfaithful to his or her partner. Should their medal be stripped?

She likely wasn't in her right mind when she decided to smoke before the trials I don't know her personally, but weed was likley used for depression

Not signing...this is about behavior and respect for the law.

FYI, weed is still illegal, federally. Yes, it is legal in some states, but the United States declares it an illegal substance. She is competing for the United States, NOT for Colorado. Or Oregon.

Rojo hoping this rulebreaker is allowed to skirt the rules to make it an easier sell for burritomuncher to make her way back in.

"If Sha'Carri can intentionality smoke weed and get reinstated how can we not reinstate someone for accidentally ingesting a burrito? Ofa lon teh."

Could not agree more. OMG, we are going to have to sit through reading the crap of the moralists and “rule followers.” They don’t like her because of her tattoos. I’ll leave it at that. Why would anybody want to see the best in the world suspended over this? Don’t be an idiot. Support Sha’ Carri.

Wow, what an army of strawmen you create!

If we don’t enforce the rules that are in place, it opens up a whole can of worms about selectively enforcing the rules. Is it a stupid rule? Yes, and it should be changed for the future.

And F you for dropping that tidbit about a medalist being unfaithful. That LITERALLY is their personal life, and it’s something that is not and should not be made public. You’re really a terrible terrible person.

What is absurd is that this is such a trivial issue and how would signing a petition have any bearing on the issue? The petition has no operative value. Does anyone think a world class sprinter who wants to compete in the Olympics is going to hear about this petition and be swayed by it? Nonsense. This is just an attempt to grab attention.

I don’t think we should be invading people’s private lives unless we have a really good reason to do so. There is no need to be testing for marijuana in this case. If she was a school bus driver or nurse, yes. She’s a god damn sprinter.

Wrong. I frickin love Sha’carri and think she’ll be really great for track and field. In this case, getting removed from the individual 100 is fair. She can still race in the 4 x 100.

I’m not sure this is a good idea. Granted, it’s stupid for Cannabis to be a reason to disqualify. On the other hand, that is still the rule. That’s on Sha’Carri. Why punish the other athletes who did it right to make a point that falls on deaf ears??

USATF… are you listening? Are you watching?? It’s time to leverage your Voice, your power, your influence and cause a systemic revolt against WADA / CAS. It’s time to push for a review and make a different set of rules that provide some grace.

Over half of the NBA's players prefer to compete under the influence of THC.

Virtually none of the NBA's players prefer to drink alcohol right before a game.

Hundreds vs roughly none. Why is that? Because THC is often performance enhancing while alcohol is not.