I am amazed that people several people here still can't manage to draw a distinction between whether an athlete should lose medals, records, and a place on the team and whether they are an evil no-good bad person. Now that she is no longer contesting the validity of the test the first question is settled. I'll be surprised if any of the regular posters to this thread are willing to argue that she should get a spot on the team at this point.
Please, Gull, Geek, and Matt, do you consider Kicker V and Matt Dumont to be low down dope-cheating scum? They both had positive tests. For the record I don't. The USADA and WADA codes also recognize intentionality in assigning duration of suspensions, which can be zero duration, two years, four years or lifetime bans.
And no, this isn't a criminal case but the criminal law system is designed the way it is to maximize the likelihood of justice, and the same principles can be applied here regardless of whether this is a criminal case.
I am amazed that people several people here still can't manage to draw a distinction between whether an athlete should lose medals, records, and a place on the team and whether they are an evil no-good bad person. Now that she is no longer contesting the validity of the test the first question is settled. I'll be surprised if any of the regular posters to this thread are willing to argue that she should get a spot on the team at this point.
Please, Gull, Geek, and Matt, do you consider Kicker V and Matt Dumont to be low down dope-cheating scum? They both had positive tests. For the record I don't. The USADA and WADA codes also recognize intentionality in assigning duration of suspensions, which can be zero duration, two years, four years or lifetime bans.
And no, this isn't a criminal case but the criminal law system is designed the way it is to maximize the likelihood of justice, and the same principles can be applied here regardless of whether this is a criminal case.
