Doc
08-24-2012, 05:16 PM
If you don't know the story, its time for you to leave your cave...LINK (http://www.chron.com/news/article/US-doping-agency-erases-Lance-Armstrong-s-titles-3811806.php)
I have two problems with the anti-doping agencies actions. First, Lance never failed a test. Not one, and its not for a lack of trying. He has some "enemies" and to me these enemies are people who are in charge for the anti doping. I see that a bit like Emmert and UK. You have somebody or an authorative organization with a personal vendetta attempting to crush somebody. They have all the tools to be judge jury and executioner. Yet despite that, they have yet to catch him. Second, the evidence is a bunch of guys who have already been caught cheatin. Some of those have an ax to grind concerning Lance (see Floyd Landis) yet this is the basis of the evidence against Lance. One thing mentioned by Cowherd is that bad people hang around bad people. As he correctly noted, you are not going to catch a murderer by hanging around Mother Theresa. However the evidence is based on the assumption that everybody in cycling dopes and the testimony of "unidentified witnesses".
I don't blame Armstrong for "giving up". He has been targetted for 3 years and has not been actively competing for years yet still they continue. Personally I respect him for standing up as long as he did. In a way I see it a bit like Johnathan Vilma of the Saints, who steadfastly denies he did anything wrong and won't accept a plea because he feels he did nothing wrong. I appreciate one who stands on principles even at their own detriment. If there was any hard evidence against L.A., I'd be the first to jump off his bandwagon. I deplore cheaters. Even with his charitable work for cancer, where he found to be dirty then I'd never support his charity. To support that, see my views on Jimmy Valvano and the "V foundation". To me, this looks like a witch hunt/vendetta where the target finally said "this isn't worth it". Too bad because if he is clean, its a shame.
I have two problems with the anti-doping agencies actions. First, Lance never failed a test. Not one, and its not for a lack of trying. He has some "enemies" and to me these enemies are people who are in charge for the anti doping. I see that a bit like Emmert and UK. You have somebody or an authorative organization with a personal vendetta attempting to crush somebody. They have all the tools to be judge jury and executioner. Yet despite that, they have yet to catch him. Second, the evidence is a bunch of guys who have already been caught cheatin. Some of those have an ax to grind concerning Lance (see Floyd Landis) yet this is the basis of the evidence against Lance. One thing mentioned by Cowherd is that bad people hang around bad people. As he correctly noted, you are not going to catch a murderer by hanging around Mother Theresa. However the evidence is based on the assumption that everybody in cycling dopes and the testimony of "unidentified witnesses".
I don't blame Armstrong for "giving up". He has been targetted for 3 years and has not been actively competing for years yet still they continue. Personally I respect him for standing up as long as he did. In a way I see it a bit like Johnathan Vilma of the Saints, who steadfastly denies he did anything wrong and won't accept a plea because he feels he did nothing wrong. I appreciate one who stands on principles even at their own detriment. If there was any hard evidence against L.A., I'd be the first to jump off his bandwagon. I deplore cheaters. Even with his charitable work for cancer, where he found to be dirty then I'd never support his charity. To support that, see my views on Jimmy Valvano and the "V foundation". To me, this looks like a witch hunt/vendetta where the target finally said "this isn't worth it". Too bad because if he is clean, its a shame.