Marion Jones released from prison in San Antonio

[Stinky The Clown]

She served her time and now she's out.

I liked her before and I like her now.

I'm glad she's out.

(source: MSNBC .... if you need a link, try that Google thing.)

Edit to spell her name correctly (I'm a dumbfuck)

[Taverner]

1. I hope she can have a carreer too

HOnestly, they shouldn't have sent her to prison

[tularetom]

2. That was a shitty deal for Jones

I'm glad she's out too.

There were many athletes who used steroids and lied about it. She seemed to be singled out.

Why the hell are Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds still walking around free?

[Javaman]

12. because they make money for their corporate masters. nt

[lonestarnot]

3. Yeah Marian! Glad your out!

[MrCoffee]

4. Do you mean Marion Jones, the sprinter?

She's out already?

[Stinky The Clown]

6. She is now. Today was the day.

:sigh:

I used the Google to get this:

Disgraced track star Jones leaves Texas prison

[MrCoffee]

7. Well, I hope she can find a way to go on with her life

I'm glad she's out, I liked her too. It was a shame to see that it was all a fraud, though.

[wryter2000]

5. What did it accomplish to put her in prison?

She was utterly and totally disgraced. She lost everything she'd worked hard for. Her tearful admission of shame was more than enough to satisfy me. I don't know why on Earth she needed to go to prison.

[DS1]

8. I can't believe the Government sends people to prison for cheating at meaningless sports

[MrCoffee]

9. It was more the check-fraud thing and the perjury that got her, I think

Most people disapprove of counterfeiting and lying under oath.

[DS1]

11. I'm lazy... Why was she under oath in the first place?

[MrCoffee]

13. I'm lazier...but if memory serves, she perjured herself on both issues

steriod use and the check fraud scam with her husband (shot put guy...what's his name..I can't remember)

[DS1]

14. Ok, check fraud I can go with

but there shouldn't be "oath" involved when talking about sports. I'm not a sports hater, but there's better things for our Gubmit to worry about

[MrCoffee]

15. So BALCO wasn't doing anything wrong?

Anyone should be able to distribue controlled substances through the mail? Or launder drug money without penalty?

[DS1]

16. I didn't say that

[TZ]

10. Its not the cheating.

Its the coverup. This is ALWAYS the case..Look at the white collar criminals like Martha Stewart. If they just admitted their crime, they would've had a slap on the wrist.
Oh, btw, steroid use isn't trivial in my eyes..Its very dangerous and sets a bad example for others. And I do believe that people in the sports world have died at very young ages because of steroid use (I personally am suspicious of Florence Griffith Joyner's early death from a heart "condition" thats the kind of thing that long term steroid abuse can cause)