You've got two consecutive posts there, malmo, one at the end of page 2 and the other at the top of page 3 and no, they don't say the same thing. The addition of the conjunction changed the meaning.
Who cares about what Jones says and whether she is contrite. The judge did the correct thing by sending her to PRISON. That is the important message sent to everyone, especially children. Not sure if the judge was altogether sensible in sending Jones to speak to children about PED's. Sort of like sending a convicted felon drug dealer to speak to kids about drugs. Makes me uneasy. If anything, she should be KEPT AWAY FROM impressionable young minds and she has done enough damage to the youth of the world.
WalkandJog wrote:Who cares about what Jones says and whether she is contrite. The judge did the correct thing by sending her to PRISON. That is the important message sent to everyone, especially children. Not sure if the judge was altogether sensible in sending Jones to speak to children about PED's. Sort of like sending a convicted felon drug dealer to speak to kids about drugs. Makes me uneasy. If anything, she should be KEPT AWAY FROM impressionable young minds and she has done enough damage to the youth of the world.
The charge of "lying to investigators" is what the feds stick someone with when they don't have a case. It could be called "The Martha Stewart Law." Basically if you don't tell them the story they want, you've committed a crime. It's also the charge they make suspects plead to when threatening them with other charges. Marion was basically guilty with hanging around with shady characters. Giving her jail time is just prosecutors and judges making a name for themselves.
I assume that she is telling the truth when she says she took PEDs. In that case she should be out of the sport, but not in jail.
malmo wrote: Just so your clear on this, being truthful isn't something to be applauded for, it's what you're supposed to do.
Unfortunately we can't ask questions of everyone in the power structure that hangs like a ball and chain over athletics - some know more than they ever have to reveal, and that's just the way the world turns. Up and down are highly relative notions which depend, among other things, on where you're standing, sitting - or even lying.
