doping: the backlash

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Athletes' unbeatable foe
Anti-doping authorities serve as prosecutor, judge and jury. The
innocent often pay a high price.
By Michael A. Hiltzik, Times Staff Writer
December 10, 2006

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-doping10dec10,0,3629667.story?coll=la-home-headlines


Cyclist blames 'flawed' test
Tyler Hamilton says the blood exam that labeled him a 'cheater' was
rushed into use.
By Michael A. Hiltzik, Times Staff Writer
December 10, 2006

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-sp-dopingside10dec10,0,1625853.story?coll=la-headlines-california

[Mike Iglesias]

In article m>,
> wrote:
>Athletes' unbeatable foe
>Anti-doping authorities serve as prosecutor, judge and jury. The
>innocent often pay a high price.
>By Michael A. Hiltzik, Times Staff Writer
>December 10, 2006
>
>http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-doping10dec10,0,3629667.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Part 2 comes out tomorrow on how appeals are fruitless.

Also, there are some documents available on some of the cases mentioned in
today's article.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-doping-mg,0,4812086.gallery


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[Ryan Cousineau]

In article >,
(Mike Iglesias) wrote:

> In article m>,
> > wrote:
> >Athletes' unbeatable foe
> >Anti-doping authorities serve as prosecutor, judge and jury. The
> >innocent often pay a high price.
> >By Michael A. Hiltzik, Times Staff Writer
> >December 10, 2006
> >

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-doping10dec10,0,3629667.story?coll=la
-home-headlines
>
> Part 2 comes out tomorrow on how appeals are fruitless.
>
> Also, there are some documents available on some of the cases mentioned in
> today's article.
>

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-doping-mg,0,4812086.gal
lery

How could we all miss the best quote from that interview? Dick Pound
admits the validity of the Nazi Frogmen Mitigation:

"If you're captured by a squad of Nazi frogmen and injected with a
steroid, you're going to be found positive," he told The Times. "But it
wouldn't be a two-year suspension."

What, one wonders, is the penalty for being injected with a steroid by
Nazi frogmen? Does this mean he forgives all the East German athletes?

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

[MMan]

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> How could we all miss the best quote from that interview? Dick Pound
> admits the validity of the Nazi Frogmen Mitigation:
>
> "If you're captured by a squad of Nazi frogmen and injected with a
> steroid, you're going to be found positive," he told The Times. "But it
> wouldn't be a two-year suspension."
>
> What, one wonders, is the penalty for being injected with a steroid by
> Nazi frogmen? Does this mean he forgives all the East German athletes?

Those would be Commie frogmen. There's a Medical Use Exemption for
them.