lying, cheating athletes....

[spanone]

cry all you want.

if you cheat,

then lie about it,

repeatedly,

i have no sympathy.



:puke:

[madrchsod]

1. so the person who came in second

is supposed to be happy ...but i doubt she is.

[spanone]

2. talk about stolen thunder....these are freakin' world class athletes

and role models for up and comers...

[cgrindley]

13. Actually, the person who came in second, won

and that's what the record books will show when Jones is erased from them.

[taterguy]

3. Which group of liars and cheaters do you have sympathy for?

At least the lies that athletes tell rarely have any real impact on our lives

[spanone]

5. i have no sympathy for anyone who lies their way thru life

athletes do have impact on kids who want to be athletes

[LakeSamish706]

4. Sorry, but I don't think these people deserve to go to jail for there...

erroneous deeds! Yes, strip them of their medals and ban them from the sport but not send them to jail.

[spanone]

7. i doubt that anyone would recommend jail

[LakeSamish706]

9. Jail has been bandied around on MSM... I agree that these people are...

very bad news, and somehow the proceeds that they made from their sport should be taken away... But not going as far as sending them to jail....

[blondeatlast]

14. If so, Marion Jones will be the FIRST athlete to do time for steroid use.

Maybe it's me, but I don't put her on the same field as the likes of Barry Bonds in terms of fame, money, and, let's face it--gender.

[Breeze54]

10. Check Fraud is a crime.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/sports/14274948/detail.html">Marion Jones Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

Marion Jones Admits To Lying To Federal Investigators

POSTED: 6:26 am EDT October 5, 2007

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- For years, Marion Jones angrily denied using steroids.

On Friday, she admitted it was all a lie.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators
when she denied using performance-enhancing drugs, and announced her retirement after
the hearing. Jones also pleaded guilty to a second count of lying to investigators about
her association with a check-fraud scheme.

snip-->

Jones was released on her own recognizance and was due back in court Jan. 11 for sentencing.
Prosecutors have suggested to Jones that the prison term will be a maximum of six months,
although the judge has the discretion to change that. The maximum sentence on each count
is five years and a $250,000 fine.

snip-->

Suspicions and doping allegations have dogged Jones for years. Her ex-husband, C.J. Hunter,
was busted for doping, and Tim Montgomery, the father of her son Monty, was stripped of his
world record in the 100 meters in connection with the BALCO case.

Jones herself was one of the athletes who testified before a grand jury in 2003 in the BALCO
investigation. In August 2006, one of her urine samples tested positive for EPO, but she was
cleared when a backup sample tested negative.

She had vehemently denied all doping allegations, even issuing this emphatic declaration in 2004:
"I have never, ever used performance-enhancing drugs." She also sued BALCO founder Victor
Conte after he repeatedly accused Jones of using performance-enhancing drugs and said he
watched her inject herself.

more...

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She deserves what she gets.

[asjr]

6. The pressure put on the athletes

to "win" is so severe it can change a person's life.

[Annces]

8. No respect for the truth

She cries as easily as she lies.

[mrcheerful]

11. Thats what happens when grown ups play childrens games and get huge cash rewards

for playing childrens games. Bottom line is people pay others to do what they can't or wont do and then pretend they had a part in what team or person won the sporting event. The problem is mediocure players using something to give them an edge at any cost because without them being involved in sports they have limited abilities on getting through life. Remember theres always exceptions to that, but as a whole think about people like Mike Tyson, I mean get real, where would he be if he couldn't get in a ring and take hits to the head?

[cgrindley]

12. Jail her

stupid asshole should rot in prison.

[blondeatlast]

15. Where are the DU defenders of Barry Bonds and Michael Vick on this one?

Anyone?

[JitterbugPerfume]

16. be careful about having "heros"

be a skeptic


If it looks to good to be true, then it probably is.