athletes?

[billy]

I don't agree. I think doping bans of athletes should be subject to regular reviews.
If they have been clean for the last 3 - 6 months, they should be allowed to compete.

How would you feel, if you got banned for life, just because someone gave you a pill one day, and you took it?

if you were an athlete you should know better than to take pills that haven't been prescribed by a doctor. and if they enhance your performance the doctor would advise you and you can state that you're unfit to compete for x amount of weeks.

taking shit from a coach or trainer is stupid. first off they're not doctors, and second. of course they'll try and feed you steroids and crap. they want you to win at any cost. i think most athletes who get banned took the drugs knowing what they were doing.

@ sj.
athletics and other physical endeavors started out as sports for the purist. then cash and fame got involved. it fucked a lot of sports up.
and i think you're wrong. considering how many people get tested and the number of positives i'd say the majority are clean of drugs which enhance. (but i have no source)