I don't want to come off as a reactionary, but I've been wondering why the sentences are so lenient on this p.e.d. issue. Its pretty important in athletics. If someone is using, is it not like stealing in the corporate world? If you rig a trial as a lawyer, what happens? Do you get disbarred for life? (thats an actual question. I just don't know)
Flame away, but I'm taking the standpoint that if a competitor gets caught, no matter what their excuse is, I will completely disregard them in the results from then on. Immediate lifetime ban on the first offense, it should be like the cardinal sin, ala Shoeless Joe Jackson.
I guess money gets in the way. Or I'm being unreasonable.