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Marion Jones cleared!?!?!?!?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by beefncheddar, Sep 6, 2006.

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  1. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    This proves she's not cheating? Maybe it proves that whatever she took dissolved between test A and test B or that she is good at sneaking into labs and replacing dirty urine.

    I don't think any clean test proves an athlete isn't cheating. It just proves that they didn't catch them that time.
     
    Ace, Sep 7, 2006
    #13
  2. OnTheWire

    OnTheWire New Member

    Nice idea . . . except the A and B samples are from the same whizz, I believe.
     
    OnTheWire, Sep 7, 2006
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  3. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    But not tested at the same time.
     
    Ace, Sep 7, 2006
    #15
  4. ondeadline

    ondeadline Well-Known Member

    This should have been given bigger play in most papers than the no-hitter, particularly considering how the story was splashed across most papers when the failed "A" test was reported.
     
    ondeadline, Sep 7, 2006
    #16
  5. hanging_curveball

    hanging_curveball Member

    I just get out the paintbrush and assume everybody cheats. Saves time and heartache.
     
    hanging_curveball, Sep 7, 2006
    #17
  6. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Marion gets off on a technicality.

    But my eye is on you, sugar.
     
    Football_Bat, Sep 7, 2006
    #18
  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I agree completely. And I'm not one to defend Marion; I think she has cheated like Bonds and the others. But, these are the rules, Dick Pound be damned. It shows there is a problem with the test. I'm more disturbed with the leaking of positive tests after the A sample but before the B sample.
     
    MileHigh, Sep 7, 2006
    #19
  8. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Which is irrelevant.
     
    Armchair_QB, Sep 7, 2006
    #20
  9. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Wonderful.
    We want testing! We want testing!
    Of course, we don't believe the tests.
    But we believe that Marion Jones and her Howling Commandos watergated the testing facility in the dead of night and switched the samples.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Sep 7, 2006
    #21
  10. Lyman_Bostock

    Lyman_Bostock Guest

    Rarely has a man been so appropriately named.
     
    Lyman_Bostock, Sep 7, 2006
    #22
  11. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Anybody else notice that this thread is bringing up ads for pregnancy tests?
     
    sportschick, Sep 7, 2006
    #23
  12. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    If the A sample comes back clean, do they test the B sample to be sure?
     
    heyabbott, Sep 7, 2006
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