I am totally split. I would be fine if they just let the athletes take their chances with drugs. To me it doesn't much matter if what they are taking is legal or illegal if it doesn't make our children and grandchildren want to take dangerous drugs. I think the line between what enhances and what damages the body is becoming very murky.
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On the other side there are drugs that shorten life expectancy and have all sorts of horrible side effects so that people who take them simply want to win at the cost of their health and possibly greatly shorten their life.
This is a sort of philosophical question relating to the nature of our society, and the types of rules/laws we want to put in place.
It is now generally accepted that many people (or most people) aren't actually capable of acting in their own best interests. There are tons of people out there who would sacrifice long term health/success for short term gain. If you let athletes take/do whatever they want, with zero restrictions, it wouldn't take long before guys would be dropping dead in the middle of a match. That's human nature.
So, again generally speaking, the more educated and erudite among us have been entrusted with creating a system of rules that keep people from harming themselves, as well as others. Because even when you think certain actions only have consequences for the person directly involved, that is rarely the case in reality.
You mean Italian ATP mafiosos will lose money if Sinner is out.
Calling people "Italian Mafiosos" is like calling people "Black ..." or "Asian ..." or whatever other disparaging stereotype you want, that generally isn't accepted here.
Im sorry, but having a black and white perspective on drugs, is the same as putting Charles Manson and someone who accidentally causes someones death in a car accident in the same boat.
Exactly. This is a pretty simple concept, and the reason why people have trials, sentencing hearings, and things like sentencing "guidelines" exist.
But half the people posting in here don't seem to grasp this very basic idea.
Yeah im actually surprised drug "poisoning" hasnt become a thing yet, for example putting drugs in your opponents food/drink to get him/her banned.
I think about this all the time when watching cycling. So often you see riders taking water bottles that can so easily be tainted. A huge amount of trust is involved.
Actually, if I remember correctly, someone on Sinner's team was actually responsible for keeping an eye on his bottles/fluids when on site, and they specifically mentioned an event in Spain. Coincidence that they were concerned while in Spain?
