tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post1721270647161693668..comments2024-03-11T15:46:13.155-04:00Comments on In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: Why Steroid Users Should Be Banned for LifeDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-79496479022225144092013-06-24T18:10:30.912-04:002013-06-24T18:10:30.912-04:00Johann:
I agree.Johann:<br /><br />I agree.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-92039547720229316462013-06-24T01:58:30.973-04:002013-06-24T01:58:30.973-04:00A ban for life is the only way to level the playin...A ban for life is the only way to level the playing field. Look at the men's shot-put world record. It was set by a person who used steroids before and after the record. I believe this record should be removed so that a honourable athlete can hold it.Johannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-8961006473565228392008-06-26T06:35:00.000-04:002008-06-26T06:35:00.000-04:00Soxaddict:An appeals process would of course have ...Soxaddict:<BR/><BR/>An appeals process would of course have to be put into place. <BR/><BR/>People who are using these drugs for therapeutic reasons get them from reputable doctors and that would be easy to verify. A player who is doing this on the up and up would check with his league/sanctioning body before ingesting anything.<BR/><BR/>At this point, it seems unlikely that any of the leagues that have unions/collective bargaining agreements will ever put in lifetime bans but I could see this happening in track and field, the Olympics and other sports.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-1415289109815064722008-06-25T15:37:00.000-04:002008-06-25T15:37:00.000-04:00Mostly the proof that an athelete did them. False...Mostly the proof that an athelete did them. False positives are 1 out of a hundred thousand but that is still 1 person that could be banned for life for no reason.<BR/><BR/>Some PEDs (HGH for example) have legit uses to recovering from injuries. It'd be pretty hard to seperate the two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-28594563445418976462008-06-24T23:41:00.000-04:002008-06-24T23:41:00.000-04:00Soxaddict:What aspects of the two points that I ma...Soxaddict:<BR/><BR/>What aspects of the two points that I made would you tear "to shreds"?David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-81877058451105166542008-06-24T13:05:00.000-04:002008-06-24T13:05:00.000-04:00Both of these points can be torn to shreds but I a...Both of these points can be torn to shreds but I agree 100% that they should be banned for life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com