Is the system at fault in the matter of drug testing for athletes or...?

Question

are factions within the sports world turning a blind eye to the whole concept of performance enhancing drugs?

WADA Defends Testing of Jones, Landis
Pound Says 'In the Long Run, the System Works'
By STEPHEN WILSON
AP
LONDON (Sept. 14) - The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency defended the doping tests that embroiled Marion Jones and Floyd Landis in high-profile cases, saying "in the long run, the system works."

WADA chairman Dick Pound said Thursday he has full confidence in EPO tests, which produced an initial positive finding for Jones but came back negative in the backup sample, as well as the testosterone tests that ensnared Tour de France winner Landis.

He said it was appropriate Jones was exonerated of any doping violation because of the conflicting samples. "We'd rather let some who may be guilty go free than sanction somebody who shouldn't be sanctioned," he said.

Your thoughts on Barry Bonds, Floyd Landis, Marion Jones, etc.

Are you satisfied with outcome?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, we have come to a point where everyone is guilty of something. The players for using the stuff, the owners/organizations for looking the other way, sponsors for using these players to fatten their bottom line.

Actually, money is the common factor in everything. The players do it to get better stats and get lucrative contracts (not to mention the Hall of Fame eventually). The owners and organizations do it because people will buy the tickets to see these players. Sponsors do it because comsumers will buy their products. I'm sure there are more examples if I thought about it some more.

It just goes on and on and on.... I'm sorry to say the only way that I see that attitudes will change about using these drugs is for someone to die on the playing field on national TV.

That's a real sad commentary about todays athletes.

There was someone who used something with ephedra in it that died in spring training a few years ago. Right afterwards all of that stuff was off the shelves. I think I read recently that some judge overturned the ruling that it had any involvement in the players death. I have not heard whether the things taken off are back on the shelves though.

Answer 2

certain they might want to. intense college is a time even as quite some childrens initiate experimenting with drugs...even the athletes. in the experience that they are issue to random drug assessments, then in the experience that they are stuck employing drugs there are extra thoughts to intrude before issues get undesirable. also, in the experience that they recognize they are issue to random drug assessments they are going to maximum likely not do drugs contained in the first position for worry of being stuck.