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Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:20 am to Jcorye1
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To be fair, the IOC probably condones it. It's impressive how they and FIFA sell their morals to the highest bidder.
I think the Olympic committee has had some real POS running it in the past or maybe the current for all I know. Late 90's seems like.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:26 am to CocomoLSU
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Yeah I obviously get why people don't like this. But at the same time, he did it, was convicted and served his time, and then did everything he needed to do to earn his way to the Olympics. So I also get why you can't really ban him from competing.
And the Karl Malone example is a good comparison outside of the fact that I don't think he's ever faced conviction for what he did. It's just sort of a well known thing that exists, and we're just supposed to be weirdly okay with it. Makes no sense.
Even if the guy did serve his time, frick him. He needs to be chastised until he dies.
Karl Malone’s situation is unique in that it happened a long time ago. Or enough people just don’t care because he’s ThE mAiLmAn. People have a short memory. But frick him, too. I hate how respected he is.
This post was edited on 7/30/24 at 9:29 am
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:32 am to WB504
quote:What did Malone do? I must have missed this.
They let Karl Malone walk around with a gold medal.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:34 am to blueboy
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What did Malone do? I must have missed this.
It’s on Wikipedia. Had a kid with a 13 year old when in college
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Malone was a 20-year-old college sophomore when Bell, at age 13, gave birth to Demetress Bell
Looks like 13 when gave birth. Assume could have been 12 when conceived
This post was edited on 7/30/24 at 9:36 am
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:39 am to danilo
ew
Posted on 7/30/24 at 9:39 am to WDE24
So rapist can participate in the Olympics but Russians can’t because their country is at war. Ok.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:08 am to WDE24
I think this is more of a law fail than an Olympics fail. Unless they have moral clause of some sorts, banning him could get them in legal trouble.
How the frick can someone only serve a year for raping a 12 year old.
How the frick can someone only serve a year for raping a 12 year old.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:22 am to danilo
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Russians can’t because their country is at war.
Eh. frick them, too.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:23 am to castorinho
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How the frick can someone only serve a year for raping a 12 year old.
You would be shocked how little time people get for heinous crimes in European countries. We have the problem sometimes, too.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:30 am to castorinho
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I think this is more of a law fail than an Olympics fail. Unless they have moral clause of some sorts, banning him could get them in legal trouble. How the frick can someone only serve a year for raping a 12 year old.
I would argue that representing one’s country in the Olympics is a privilege, and not a right. I would think that at some point someone in the sport’s governing body within the country, the country’s Olympic committee or even the government would have stepped up and said we don’t want this guy to represent us.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:34 am to lsusa
Yes, I think the fail here is on the Dutch sports bodies and government.
I think the IOC’s hands are tied but the Dutch should have stepped in.
However, no country in the world takes this stuff as seriously as the US once it gets to the stage where there are charges filed, the legal system is involved, etc.
I think the IOC’s hands are tied but the Dutch should have stepped in.
However, no country in the world takes this stuff as seriously as the US once it gets to the stage where there are charges filed, the legal system is involved, etc.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:35 am to DeafJam73
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Eh. frick them, too.
I am not sure what a guy plays sports has to do with a government declaring war. Should Americans not have been able to compete while Iraq and Afghanistan civilians were being killed for nearly two decades?
This post was edited on 7/30/24 at 11:36 am
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:37 am to WDE24
This might be a hot take, but if he's convicted and served his time (regardless if we like the laws or sentencing in his home country), and is currently a law abiding citizen, why shouldnt he be able to carry on with his life without restriction?
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:41 am to danilo
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I am not sure what a guy plays sports has to do with a government declaring war. Should Americans not have been able to compete while Iraq and Afghanistan civilians were being killed for nearly two decades?
Apples and oranges.
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:46 am to Vacherie Saint
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This might be a hot take, but if he's convicted and served his time (regardless if we like the laws or sentencing in his home country), and is currently a law abiding citizen, why shouldnt he be able to carry on with his life without restriction?
Right. Is the Olympic committee supposed to conduct a background check on every athlete?
Posted on 7/30/24 at 11:48 am to DeafJam73
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Apples and oranges.
Apples and “WMDs”
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:00 pm to Barstools
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Seems like this was a case of statutory rape. Although I'd argue at her age, she can't consent. Dutch laws must be fricked.
Their law of full consent is 16(which she claimed to be), but under Dutch law=
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Adults can also be prosecuted for having sex with minors between the ages of 12 and 16 if an interested party files a complaint.
So when the UK sent him back to the Netherlands they applied their laws, and since she was 12 and he was 19, it wasn't rape under Dutch law but it was rape under UK law.
This post was edited on 7/30/24 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 7/30/24 at 12:01 pm to WDE24
Don't know a lot about this story but how can you be physically able to play beach volleyball after serving time for having sex with a 12 year old? It is a young person's game.....I know sex is very different in the Netherlands than it is in the US but surely even in Holland you'd be past your prime after serving time for having sex with a 12 year old????
He was sentenced to 4 years for raping a 12 year old when he was 19. He is 29 now. When I first read this post I envisioned a 60 year old man playing beach volleyball....dam, 4 years. That is a very light sentence.....
It gets worse. Dude had an ongoing correspondence with the child and eventually traveled to the UK to meet her. She lead him to belive she was an adult but when he showed up she told him she was 12. He admitted that in court...so he knowingly raped a 12 year old. Sentenced to 4 years, served 12 months in the UK and was transferred to the Netherlands and was released after a month. 13 months in prison. Thats insane.
He was sentenced to 4 years for raping a 12 year old when he was 19. He is 29 now. When I first read this post I envisioned a 60 year old man playing beach volleyball....dam, 4 years. That is a very light sentence.....
It gets worse. Dude had an ongoing correspondence with the child and eventually traveled to the UK to meet her. She lead him to belive she was an adult but when he showed up she told him she was 12. He admitted that in court...so he knowingly raped a 12 year old. Sentenced to 4 years, served 12 months in the UK and was transferred to the Netherlands and was released after a month. 13 months in prison. Thats insane.
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