Thread: Marion Jones gets six months jail

WHITE PLAINS — The former track star Marion Jones’s tearful courtroom plea to avoid jail was denied Friday by a federal judge who said her sentence should serve as a deterrent for others who may lie to federal agents, and Jones was sentenced to six months in prison for pleading guilty to two counts of perjury.

Judge Kenneth M. Karas of the United States District Court said he took into account Jones’s wish not to be separated from her two small sons, but he said he did not fully believe Jones’s limited admission that she used performance-enhancing drugs and wanted to send the message that lying to government investigators carries a stiff penalty.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/sp...ef=othersports

Don't cheat kids, then you won't have to lie!

A little late but well deserved.

Very much deserved.

Yeah, I have been following it since she fessed up. Nothing I hate more than cheating athletes, especially when they get Olympic qualifications.

I am split on this, not so sure 6 months was really 'deserved'

The US didn't really consider 'performance enhancing' drugs to be 'bad' until I believe it was the Russians used them against us. Then of course we were against those damn commies, we jumped up and down in a rage and went hell bent on the anti 'performance enhancing drug' kick. Banning steroids that even here were not.

On the other hand, yes such as the baseball players I do not believe they should be allowed the records they got on account of the steroids. Part of this though is my brainwashed mind from growing up on the anti steroid kick the government has fed us.

In any event 6 months IMHO is a bit harsh..

Its the perjury and check fraud that got her the six months. If she came clean originally she would just been banned and lost her medals.

Originally Posted by FanFwar

Its the perjury and check fraud that got her the six months. If she came clean originally she would just been banned and lost her medals.

I understand that, the basis though is on the flawed laws in the first place..

OFf with her head!

Originally Posted by Ned

OFf with her head!

well there's a way to send a strong message...lol

who the f cares if some sports person is enhancing their body? isn't there a war going on? don't we have an election coming up? a guy shoots up to hit a ball farther, big deaL!!!!!

Their non cheating rivals care!

It was only considered 'cheating' once the Russians used them against us I believe, we had a huge shit fit. Before then it was common and legal to use them in the US from my understanding.

There are also many 'legal' enhancement products, it trully is a grey area and not black and white as to cheating and not.

One could argue hard work and training is enhancing the body and therefor cheating..

my point is I don't care about sports cheating at all. I care that we've been at war for 10 years.

I'm still waiting for the All Drug Olympics

I feel bad for the other athletes who lost the medals because of her! The ones she ran the relays with lost the medals too. UNCOOL!

Originally Posted by michelle

I feel bad for the other athletes who lost the medals because of her! The ones she ran the relays with lost the medals too. UNCOOL!

Well with the same logic they all cheated, even if they did not know about it they would not have won without a team mate cheating

They should have two different sets of sports... one for the juicers and one for those who don't.
I don't mind if a baseball player wants to use steroids, but he should be playing with and against other steroid users in a separate steroid league.
Umpires in that league should also be required to take steroids, as well as the coaches and the reporters.
(I'm even thinking all the fans should be required to take a shot before entering the stadium) :P

Just can't help thinking who might have got away. Flo-Jo was definitely very suspicious and may have paid with her life.

Originally Posted by Zap

They should have two different sets of sports... one for the juicers and one for those who don't.
I don't mind if a baseball player wants to use steroids, but he should be playing with and against other steroid users in a separate steroid league.
Umpires in that league should also be required to take steroids, as well as the coaches and the reporters.
(I'm even thinking all the fans should be required to take a shot before entering the stadium) :P

Sounds like a good solution

Originally Posted by GRIM

Well with the same logic they all cheated, even if they did not know about it they would not have won without a team mate cheating

I know it's the way it has to be but it still stinks. Imagine how great they all must of felt for so long thinking they were Olympic Champions. Then one day it was all taken away because she's a juicer. She hurt a lot of people. LOSER!

michelle added 1 Minutes and 38 Seconds later...

Originally Posted by Zap

They should have two different sets of sports... one for the juicers and one for those who don't.
I don't mind if a baseball player wants to use steroids, but he should be playing with and against other steroid users in a separate steroid league.
Umpires in that league should also be required to take steroids, as well as the coaches and the reporters.
(I'm even thinking all the fans should be required to take a shot before entering the stadium) :P

Should they still get paid $20mil for running around the bases high?