tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post8903196093499184455..comments2023-12-08T00:05:03.649-07:00Comments on FraudBytes: Olympic Cheaters Should Lose Their MedalsAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10138733175602274983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-81088544767993608132012-08-08T12:50:04.671-06:002012-08-08T12:50:04.671-06:00Well said Steve!Well said Steve!MZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799773837611193311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-73456428082980467602012-08-08T12:44:58.552-06:002012-08-08T12:44:58.552-06:00"I’m not willing to sacrifice my personal per..."I’m not willing to sacrifice my personal performance and four years of hard work for someone that is willing to do it and get away with it.”<br />In other words, "a win trumps my integrity any day."<br /><br />Until parents start teaching their kids that 'means' are just as important as 'ends' there will always be cheating, and no system you impose will stop it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10478365664202149335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-28091914626423822602012-08-07T16:55:53.934-06:002012-08-07T16:55:53.934-06:00I agree that he won't have trouble sleeping at...I agree that he won't have trouble sleeping at night but his character will definitely have some holes in it. Of course, that isn't going to deter him from cheating or anyone else for that matter. <br /><br />To deter cheating in this event, I suppose we need better mechanisms to catch them and then real consequences when they are caught. Underwater cameras watching their every move might help. Then, anyone cheating should be DQ'd. <br /><br />Or, if everyone takes two or three dolphin kicks, why not just make it legal?! Maybe that would mess up the record books. If that's a concern, it seems like the record books are already a mess...<br /><br />What are your thoughts on how to deter?MZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799773837611193311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-75816427828215680662012-08-07T16:38:27.075-06:002012-08-07T16:38:27.075-06:00"I guess he'll always have to live by the..."I guess he'll always have to live by the memory that his gold medal is tainted, as is his world record...that's the price that cheaters pay."<br /><br />Firstly, I enjoy your blog. Keep up the good work.<br /><br />Secondly, however, your statement above leads us in the direction of the misalignment that exists b/w the need to deter athletes from cheating, and what actually works.<br /><br />Van der Burg WON'T have difficulty sleeping at night and he's NOT going to feel dirty about having won the gold, b/c he clearly doesn't believe (or feel) that he did anything wrong - in his mind, "everyone" in w/ a chance at medaling is doing it and to not play the dolphin 3x would be the most self-defeating, foolish thing out there... <br /><br />So the question you need to ask is WHAT will deter the next CvdB from taking advantage of the system and breaking the rules w/o a moment's hesitation, if he doesn't think he's going to be caught?...<br /><br />Discuss.<br /><br />(note: I'm suggesting a column on deterrence, given the regrettable fact that often times, especially in a situation like this, cheating athletes don't give a fck about having ethical nightmares 10 years after winning - b/c if they did, they wouldn't be cheating in the first place! Although credit CvdB for at least owning up to it. Though even THEN it's not exactly a good sign, b/c it's clear he doesn't think it was cheating! Hence no hesitation to discuss! lol. oyoyoyoy!)JMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346798683078093966noreply@blogger.com