Now, we are talking about cycling and doping. Of 21 podium finishers in the Tour de France between 1999 and 2005, 20 were directly linked to doping (here). We are talking about competitive team sports, where it is acceptable to do things you are not supposed to do when you play alone or with your friends. There is room for both a defense of doping and a defense of cheating in professional team sports. There is no room, though, for lying. And that should be the main charge to Mr. Armstrong.
Lance Armstrong is a part of a doping scandal that he will always be at the headline of. Do I think he was wrong, of course. I think everyone that doped in that scandal was wrong and should have been punished. However, what bothers me most is his denial of the allegation against him. Once he got caught he should have come clean with the media. It was just as unethical to deny and hide his wrong as it was to do the wrong itself in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteLance Armstrong is a part of a doping scandal that he will always be at the headline of. Do I think he was wrong, of course. I think everyone that doped in that scandal was wrong and should have been punished. However, what bothers me most is his denial of the allegation against him. Once he got caught he should have come clean with the media. It was just as unethical to deny and hide his wrong as it was to do the wrong itself in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteLance Armstrong is a part of a doping scandal that he will always be at the headline of. Do I think he was wrong, of course. I think everyone that doped in that scandal was wrong and should have been punished. However, what bothers me most is his denial of the allegation against him. Once he got caught he should have come clean with the media. It was just as unethical to deny and hide his wrong as it was to do the wrong itself in my opinion.
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