The Case Against Maggie Vessey

real old guy wrote:

USADA investigated and gave a warning. I'm sure after all the recent drug news they would be extra diligent in this case. If they are satisfied with their decision let's move on. To those who cannot I would say congratulations on living mistake-free and pure lives. Stupid, stupid mistake, an embarrassing example of not paying attention but not worthy of a ban.

I gotta wonder sometimes if 'Geezer doesn't post under the influence of alcohol? (I don't drink so it took me forever to gronk, duh, that many of the aholian posts in the evening by various posters are likely alcohol fueled...)

Maggie never seemed like a doper. And as the investigation proved it was just shortsightedness on her part (totally sounds like her) and she got a warning.

PS: for those who missed it, her late start to this season was due to a Stress Fracture, and had nothing to do with the warning/a ban. She revealed the stress fracture in a tweet a few days back.

She is hoping to get invited to some races post Moscow and return to Europe.

Here's wishing her the best.

Wow. I didn't even know there was a "case" against her.

I like the get out of jail card free for first time offense. I consider it a good compromise between the angst of trying to crack down on cheaters that get away with it and the other end of the spectrum of legalizing everything. Why should a less doped person be deprived of doing the thing he/she love when someone like Armstrong got to do it for 10 years, or put another way why should I as a fan be punished more when another fan's athlete I know is doped to the gills. You will never eradicate doping, its time to accept it and start "managing" it. Even the most entrenched fan will accept punishment for a second offense because even if he thinks a another athlete is doping more, he will be okay with it.

who with me wrote:

I like the get out of jail card free for first time offense. I consider it a good compromise between the angst of trying to crack down on cheaters that get away with it and the other end of the spectrum of legalizing everything. Why should a less doped person be deprived of doing the thing he/she love when someone like Armstrong got to do it for 10 years, or put another way why should I as a fan be punished more when another fan's athlete I know is doped to the gills. You will never eradicate doping, its time to accept it and start "managing" it. Even the most entrenched fan will accept punishment for a second offense because even if he thinks a another athlete is doping more, he will be okay with it.

It is only such for certain substances and situations...there are so many things on the banned list now, that they have to have some discretionary element in their judgements.