Why are so many letsrunners supporting Sha’Carri’s ban?

As someone who routinely uses cannabis to control anxiety, I, uh, support...uh...what was the question?

You know, not EVERYTHING has to play the race card you dumb a**. Get a grip. I agree the rule is stupid, but its still the rule and as a professional athlete, its your obligation to your damn profession to know the rules. It doesn’t matter if it’s archaic. No one cares if you felt stressed or had a bad day. It sucks for our sport. The problem with the U.S. is that we keep relaxing every rule and standard because someone feels ‘hurt’ or ‘not fair’, ‘we should make an exception’ an on and on. Hell, maybe we should let her run, mow down everyone with an AK-47, and then claim its her right to have a gun, the land she stands on is God given so no mans rules apply, and as an ‘artist’, this is her form of freedom of expression so it’s all ok and you win the race. Here’s your gold medal. Why not. We don’t need no stinkin rules here...

It would be racist to excuse her.

Let the chick run and call it reparations.

pedagogue wrote:

Stoppit Smith wrote:

She did drugs and tested positive for drugs.

Drugs.

Um. D r u g s.

Your common man or woman doesn't do.drugs.

And...disclaimer: the day my father died...the next day I was back to work.

No marijuana was consumed that day, the next work day and..oh..it's July 2021?

Right..the next 14.5 years.

Sha'Carri doesn't get a pass.

No. No. No.

A drug is a drug is a drug.

52 percent of Americans over the age of 18 have admitted to using marijuana.

Did you know that?

Seems to invalidate your “common man” BS.

We won’t even touch the subject of alcohol or caffeine.

52% aren't defiantly toeing the start line and racing for the Olympic dream while knowingly racing dirty.

I don't care about the 52%

I care about a violation of clear drug codes.

But 52% admitted to using it. That could be one time, two, ten, hundreds.

The common man still doesn't do drugs.

And even if 99.5% of Americans used marijuana, they aren't Sha'Carri at the trials in 2021.

Sha'Carri STILL doesn't get a pass.

No. No. No.

A drug is a drug is a drug.

track is dead wrote:

…you guys do realize that she was going to become THE star of the Olympics and send Track and Field to new heights, right? If you want her to be banned from competing this year you are basically saying you don’t care about your sport gaining a new following and becoming more popular to the masses.

90% of America doesn’t give two s***s about T&F unless it’s during the Olympics. I’m going to go ahead and say any of you who are happy with this ban are not true fans of the sport and are content to watch it die.

What are you saying?

That depending on your status in the sport it's ok to BREAK THE RULES? That only a few elite athletes that are deemed "The Future Stars" are to be given a "Pass" if they KNOWINGLY break the rules due to adverse circumstances in their lives? Yeah, we get it, her mom died and she was emotionally upset and distraught, and we all sympathize with her and share in sending her and her family condolences. BUT, you cannot throw out and undermine the rules and guidelines set forth (right, wrong, or indifferent) in the sport for just a few select individuals, thus setting up an alternate standard for others. IT WON'T WORK! IT CAN'T WORK!

Question: Whose to say and decide what is deemed an "adverse circumstance"? What may be adverse to some, may not be to others. Death in the family? , Death of a "close" friend? Death of a coach? Loss of job? The list can go on and on and on and there's no way to quantify the severity of any of these, it's much too subjective. That being said, is having THC on the banned list stupid and wrong? Maybe it is. So instead of yelling and screaming about it and condemning those who agree with the ban thus the rules of the sport, how about petitioning WADA/USADA to have THC removed from the list? Have them provide solid and proven evidence that THC has a performance-enhancing effect. There's got to be some scientific evidence and reason that it's on the list. How about providing some proof and or evidence that it doesn't provide a performance-enhancing effect? I personally believe that it does provide a performance-enhancing effect. You need to dispel the "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" myth that marijuana is only used to get high. The marijuana of today is used for many medicinal purposes, of which pain relief and relaxation are among them. Its commonly used to relieve anxiety and stress, both of which according to Sha'carri was why she used it to help deal with the loss of her mom. BUT, the same relieving effects can also help during a competition or leading up to a major competition in which extreme stress and anxiety are common. Maybe Sha'carri's use is plausible, but not everyone else will think the same and instead use it for the above-mentioned performance-enhancing benefits.

I hope she returns from her ban and runs well.

BlackWeed wrote:

flvmmox wrote:

lrc actually hates weed more than black people

I disagree. I think LRC message board posters hate them equally. Plus they have not yet received their virtue signaling cue from Trump.

Here we go again. Another RACIST left-elitist.

Always the victim and still blaming Trump. So sad.

Read this quote every day: "Nobody cares, WORK HARDER!

Because this forum is full of a horde of square losers. Think of the crochety old men you see at track meets, disqualifying runners for uniform violations or celebration rules. This is the feeder system for those pathetic “officials”. They don’t care about the bigger picture.

bootlickers go home! wrote:

she was running to represent the country therefore she should represent our values.

Our country was founded on resistance to unjust laws and regulation.

the 'rules are rules' crowd' are un-American anti-patriots and would have supported the British crown during the revolution and are most likely Russian trolls.

the rule is obviously ridiculous and allowing it to be carried out unopposed would be un-American.

If you want to live in a strictly by the book 'rules are rules' society'.............leave.

Or live in ANARCHY... Dumb A**!!! Hmmm...I'm guessing you're a defund the police IDIOT who lives in a gated community? Read your history MORON!

And the hits keep coming...

Hmmm...What about this?

“Right now I feel excommunicated from the sport itself and stigmatized, and to me it is unfair,” McNeal said in a video call before her appeal was denied. “I just don’t believe that this warranted a suspension at all, much less a five-year suspension, for just a technicality, an honest mistake during a very emotional time.”

Should she be excused? Like I said in my earlier post "Where do we draw the line"?

I've read most of the posts here, and countless other posts, and everyone seems to be ignoring the most relevant point - WADA (WORLD Anti-Doping Agency) has listed marijuana as a banned substance. It's not about local, state, or even federal laws in the United States. It's not about someone's emotional trauma. It's about WADA enforcing it's regulations.

It does not matter whether marijuana use is legal in Oregon, or if Richardson found out about the loss of her biological mom. It's not about how you personally feel about marijuana use. It's not about some racial inequity that marijuana was outlawed in the US because of racism, and those laws were instituted because white people wanted to target black people.

It is about the fact that throughout much of the world, it is illegal. Do some research. Sure, in some European countries it is completely legal, in others for medicinal purposes, and in others just decriminalized. But the fact remains that many member nations of the IOC and under jurisdiction of WADA have not legalized marijuana, and don't intend on it. Therefore it creates a level playing field. Until a majority of nations attitudes change on marijuana, it doesn't matter what you might think here in the US.

As long as marijuana is illegal in a majority of countries involved in IOC, WADA, etc, then it will probably remain on the banned substance list. If you're subject to drug testing and WADA regulations, then you know this. If you violate this and get caught, you get suspended. Until the rule is changed, you play by the rules. Once we start to ignore the rules, for whatever reasons, drug testing and enforcement will become even more of a joke than it already is.

David Taylor

Stuttgart Germany

the statement was sarcasm about a real issue.

Exactly.

The rules are there black and white.

If people disagree they are free to create an alternative sporting competition which allows Cannabis or whatever.

B/c she isn't a white dude, dk why we needed 10 pages to figure that one out

BuT RUleS arE RuLEs

What’s next?

Letting drink athletes compete?

Selling edibles at the meets?

Athletes getting THC promos?

I’mma black and you guys don’t seem to see how foolish this is, we cannot let drugs into the sport.

What’s next?

Letting drunk athletes compete?

Selling edibles at the meets?

Athletes getting THC promos?

I’mma black and you guys don’t seem to see how foolish this is, we cannot let drugs into the sport.

Indeed.

She is not #1 in the world

She doesn’t have any world records

Her times are actually on a decline

track is dead wrote:

…you guys do realize that she was going to become THE star of the Olympics and send Track and Field to new heights, right? If you want her to be banned from competing this year you are basically saying you don’t care about your sport gaining a new following and becoming more popular to the masses.

90% of America doesn’t give two s***s about T&F unless it’s during the Olympics. I’m going to go ahead and say any of you who are happy with this ban are not true fans of the sport and are content to watch it die.

How was she going to become the “star” of the Olympics? Her competition in her one and only event was pretty stiff. Assuming she’d be the “star” of these Olympics is ridiculous. Good lord there’s a swimmer they think that could win seven golds. Multiple people in track going for world records. Legends like SAFP amd Felix running for probably their last times. But this girl was going to be the star? She wasn’t even running in the 200m. Gimme a break.

A lot of people agree it sucks she isn’t going to the Olympics. It’s the flat out stupidity that people can’t get behind.

Plus she’s gone from “ I don’t want any excuses and I don’t want sympathy” to calling the rule stupid lol. No honey you’re f*cking stupid.

Quavo wrote:

If u really think she’s unlikeable I suggest taking interest in another sport. Carri is gonna be around for a while.