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Originally Posted by el_draco
All three "players" were blatant cheats and should have been banned for life..., and that policy should apply to every sport in every event. That's the only way this crap behaviour and attitude will ever be stamped out. 
It was an attempt at premeditated theft and the financial stakes were high. If they had come home all conquering, they would have benefited massively in the financial sense. They got busted and got off incredibly lightly. IMO  |
Rom I reckon you must be the best and purest bloke who ever lived.
Myself I condemned with the rest of the the sheep on this and then I thought about all the fck ups I've made in my life. Some WAAAAYYYY worse than rubbing a ball with sand paper and realised I've been granted second, third and sometimes more chances to make myself better.
We live in a world too focused on punishment and anger. Sometimes we need to step back and realise things aren't really that important.
I reckon you're a good bloke Rom. But I bet you've made your share of mistakes and been forgiven...yeah?
Sorry to single you out but you summed up my own thoughts better than I did before I rethought them.