I do.
Now the disclaimer.....
For first offense that is. I'm all for the death penalty on second offense, but from a purely pragmatic point of view, the sport has done far-far-far-far more to hurt itself than help it w/ overly harsh penalties.
There's a reason track is perceived as far and away the dirtiest sport on the planet, and it has nothing to do with the amount of abuse and everything to do with the publicity the penalties attract.
(Having said that, the penalty itself means nothing in the setting of a WC or OG: Kelli White the prime example. 5 minutes or 5 years would be the same uproar.)
Now the disclaimer.....
For first offense that is. I'm all for the death penalty on second offense, but from a purely pragmatic point of view, the sport has done far-far-far-far more to hurt itself than help it w/ overly harsh penalties.
There's a reason track is perceived as far and away the dirtiest sport on the planet, and it has nothing to do with the amount of abuse and everything to do with the publicity the penalties attract.
(Having said that, the penalty itself means nothing in the setting of a WC or OG: Kelli White the prime example. 5 minutes or 5 years would be the same uproar.)
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