Sweet Wednesday show this saturday
Lisa and Dave have a live band show this Saturday night at Sally O'Briens. I chatted with Kilimnik today and he is likely to attend. Falkoff and Zoe ought to be able to make it too. The band can use all the crowd that can attend at Sally's this week to keep them booked on a regular basis so I won't take excuses from people who have nothing better to do on a Saturday night. It will be our own personal party if we all pack into this bar and have a good time. I'm heading out to Marshfield with Sarah and Madeline if anyone wants to hang out by the pool before the big show. Drop me a line if you want bicycle directions or a ride.
Info on the show is at the Sweet Wednesday web site.
Comments
Did your father feel like Tyler's verdict was just? Do you still believe him?
Posted by: Richard Wharton | July 12, 2006 09:11 PM
RE: Tyler Hamilton.
Testing for cheating in sports through doping, growth hormones, and steroids is important for the integrity to each sport. In the case of the test used for blood doping, it is a test that was known to have flaws for creating false positives before being applied and continues to have the same flaws in it's science. Because of this it shouldn't be used because it creates issues of integrity equivalent if not greater than not having a test at all in that it punishes athletes randomly based upon the failures of the test even when the athletes themselves have acted honestly.
Essentially, the key argument and analog to this sports court is that a corrupt legal system without rights for the defendant encourages greater corruption and will fail to deter crime.
If a test can't be achieved that is reliable then athletes shouldn't be punished for appearing positive on that test. In this case the science itself for testing for blood doping was rushed, is poor, and lacks proper scientific evidence for it's claims as a definitive test.
Imagine if as a woman you took pregnancy tests and you would be kicked out of your job if you came out positive for one. If pregnancy tests were 85% accurate bur considered 'good enough' for employers that would be ludicrous if not criminal.
The test results and Tyler's verdict show that the test is being upheld for political reasons that are not in the best interest of athletes or the integrity of the sport. The science needs to be better vetted for this case and for the future.
Posted by: Dan Housman | July 13, 2006 05:53 AM