Let's see. The Euro Circuit will let Marion back in for a cool million (which she doesn't have). Why? Is that a fee, and if so, what does it offset? Or is it penance? Because they have the moral authority to extract from people wages for their sins?
As I see it, this is business. Marion ran for a period of time under the guise of being stimulant free when she wasn't. She commanded and was paid sums of money by promoters for running. Now they want it repaid. Fine. Where did the promoters get the money to pay her? From the fans that filled the stadium seats (and partially from other sponsors, I presume). It's the fan's money that Marion was paid. So, of course the promoters are going to turn around and give the million back to the people, the ones that were truly "wronged" by Marion's prevarication, the one's that came to see a clean 10.66, but didn't. Oh, wait. They don't get anything back? The middle man does, but the end user doesn't? Maybe Weltklasse will have half-priced tickets in 2009-2011 if Marion coughs up the $$$, just for the fans. Yeah. Right.
This is self-righteous posturing and false indignation. Yes, Marion was wrong ten ways from Sunday, but meet promoters have no authority, at least morally, to require monetary "restitution" when they were never harmed. They made their money and pocketed it gladly. They haven't refunded anyone a penny. They should get bupkis.
As I see it, this is business. Marion ran for a period of time under the guise of being stimulant free when she wasn't. She commanded and was paid sums of money by promoters for running. Now they want it repaid. Fine. Where did the promoters get the money to pay her? From the fans that filled the stadium seats (and partially from other sponsors, I presume). It's the fan's money that Marion was paid. So, of course the promoters are going to turn around and give the million back to the people, the ones that were truly "wronged" by Marion's prevarication, the one's that came to see a clean 10.66, but didn't. Oh, wait. They don't get anything back? The middle man does, but the end user doesn't? Maybe Weltklasse will have half-priced tickets in 2009-2011 if Marion coughs up the $$$, just for the fans. Yeah. Right.
This is self-righteous posturing and false indignation. Yes, Marion was wrong ten ways from Sunday, but meet promoters have no authority, at least morally, to require monetary "restitution" when they were never harmed. They made their money and pocketed it gladly. They haven't refunded anyone a penny. They should get bupkis.
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