Before I begin, I accept entirely that I am a bleeding heart liberal.
Anyone being sentenced to life in jail tends to immediately get my sympathy, regardless of what horrific crime they have committed, nuclear weapons are inherently wrong (of course), i am pro-Europe, pro-immigration, I always support the underdog in the Scottish or FA Cup and I even had more than a flicker of concern for the unmanly treatment of Saddam Hussein for the few minutes before he was executed.
So, with all of that in mind, it is perhaps no surprise that I find it regrettable that so many people have it in for Dwain Chambers. Particularly frustrating is his being blocked a trip to Beijing to take part in the Olympics.
It seems there is hope for the sprinter though, one of the UK's finest sprinters I hasten to add. There is apparently solid legal ground for challenging the ban on him competing this summer in China.
So that's good news and hopefully a reversal will come to pass but my main concern in all of this is: At what point was it deemed acceptable, after a man has endured his allotted punishment, to give him a good kick or three just because it feels good.
When someone shoplifts, and they are given 6 months in jail, you don't visit them one week after parole and slap them around for a few minutes to make sure they got the message.
The two year ban assigned to Dwain Chambers was presumably chosen to
(1) serve as a deterrent to others,
(2) a punishment to Dwain
and (3) also a 'cleansing' period whereby he could return to the athletic fold with his body free from drugs.
All three should have worked so to all these morally superior nay-sayers, I do hope they can hold their tongues and let our chastised sprinter get on with what he does best.
Anyone being sentenced to life in jail tends to immediately get my sympathy, regardless of what horrific crime they have committed, nuclear weapons are inherently wrong (of course), i am pro-Europe, pro-immigration, I always support the underdog in the Scottish or FA Cup and I even had more than a flicker of concern for the unmanly treatment of Saddam Hussein for the few minutes before he was executed.
So, with all of that in mind, it is perhaps no surprise that I find it regrettable that so many people have it in for Dwain Chambers. Particularly frustrating is his being blocked a trip to Beijing to take part in the Olympics.
It seems there is hope for the sprinter though, one of the UK's finest sprinters I hasten to add. There is apparently solid legal ground for challenging the ban on him competing this summer in China.
So that's good news and hopefully a reversal will come to pass but my main concern in all of this is: At what point was it deemed acceptable, after a man has endured his allotted punishment, to give him a good kick or three just because it feels good.
When someone shoplifts, and they are given 6 months in jail, you don't visit them one week after parole and slap them around for a few minutes to make sure they got the message.
The two year ban assigned to Dwain Chambers was presumably chosen to
(1) serve as a deterrent to others,
(2) a punishment to Dwain
and (3) also a 'cleansing' period whereby he could return to the athletic fold with his body free from drugs.
All three should have worked so to all these morally superior nay-sayers, I do hope they can hold their tongues and let our chastised sprinter get on with what he does best.
5 comments:
"one of the finest" - yes only because he cheated.
Recent (drug free) performances show he is perhaps the best athlete we have...
Hmm, and let us remember the reality of modern sport were anti-doping agencies are constantly playing catch up.
How do you test for a substance you don't know exists or for someone who is using blood supplements or hormone boosts that are undetecable?
Mono, I think you may be surprised at the extent of 'cheating' that goes on in sport.
Frankly, I'd let them do what they want and regulate. Or create drugfree and drugfull events. It'd be interesting to see which are more watched.
On the subject of Chambers, he treatment has been terrible. I'm with Jeff, there is no fairness in punishing someone only for them to serve their time and recieve another punishment.
Maybe they were on drugs when they made their decision...
Jeff - completely agree with you on Dwain Chambers. Well said.
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