Author Topic: Cuban Olympian faces lifetime ban from sport... (Read 6521 times)

K Frame · « **on:** August 23, 2008, 08:14:19 PM »

Why?

He was pissed because he lost the bronze medal match, so he laid one into the match referee.

wmenorr67 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2008, 08:20:21 PM »

Actually I have read that not only he but his coach have been banned for life.

K Frame · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2008, 08:22:38 PM »

They apparently can't be banned until the world governing body meets officially to decide.

The Cuban coach was also mouthing off, essentially saying it was justified.

Manedwolf · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2008, 08:34:35 PM »

Wow. That could kill someone. Ban is quite correct.

Kind of violates the spirit of that martial art to use it for attack, too.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2008, 09:06:13 PM »

Jail him for assault and battery.

RevDisk · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2008, 10:21:03 PM »

Quote from: Headless Thompson Gunner on August 23, 2008, 08:06:13 PM

Jail him for assault and battery.

I was going to say, shouldn't he be tossed in jail for at least assault? If not attempted murder?

The Annoyed Man · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2008, 10:50:14 PM »

I'd have him checked for stereoids as well...

RevDisk · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2008, 10:52:23 PM »

Quote from: The Viking on August 23, 2008, 09:50:14 PM

I'd have him checked for stereoids as well...

Why? He's lifetime banned from the Olympics. And any other international sports league, most likely. If they're not going to arrest him for assault that's friggin recorded twenty ways to Sunday, I doubt they'd nail him on drug charges.

The Annoyed Man · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2008, 10:55:09 PM »

Quote from: RevDisk on August 23, 2008, 09:52:23 PM

Quote from: The Viking on August 23, 2008, 09:50:14 PM

I'd have him checked for stereoids as well...

Why? He's lifetime banned from the Olympics. And any other international sports league, most likely. If they're not going to arrest him for assault that's friggin recorded twenty ways to Sunday, I doubt they'd nail him on drug charges.

To mess with him even moar. Not only a kick in the ass, but a slap in the face too. "Well, you've been banned for life, oh, and we want you to pee in this cup" laugh

Iain · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2008, 11:47:34 PM »

Agree with the ban, agree with a criminal investigation. That picture makes it look a lot worse than it was though, very flashy kick, not a lot of damage done.

Waitone · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2008, 02:40:39 AM »

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Banning is a butt-slap.

seeker_two · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2008, 03:16:58 AM »

Quote from: Headless Thompson Gunner on August 23, 2008, 08:06:13 PM

Jail him for assault and battery.

Agreed....banning him forever is appropriate, but a little time in a Chinese detention facility will adjust his view on sportsmanship quite effectively....

The Annoyed Man · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2008, 03:47:42 AM »

They just need to go back to the old ways . . . the really old ways.

Like, the days of the Mayan civilization. You know? Just sacrifice the loser as a token to the gods immediately after the match. That probably would make people try a lot harder, and break more records. Plus, no one would have to worry about charging this angry Cuban guy with anything, they could just throw him into the volcano and be done with it.

Just sayin.'

I wonder what the ancient Greeks would think about our modern Olympics.

K Frame · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2008, 04:14:59 AM »

"To mess with him even moar. Not only a kick in the ass, but a slap in the face too. "Well, you've been banned for life, oh, and we want you to pee in this cup""

Dude, it's the Olympics, they already do that.

As I understand it, EVERY medal winner does a whiz test for a number of banned drugs.

As for arresting him, this is China we're talking about, and he's a member of the consortium of Fraternal Communist Nations. Probably not going to happen.

MrRezister · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2008, 06:11:50 AM »

Good Riddance.

If the guy can't handle a call with which he disagrees, then he should pick some other skill to excel in, like raft-building.

roo_ster · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2008, 07:43:51 AM »

Quote from: nobody's_hero on August 24, 2008, 02:47:42 AM

I wonder what the ancient Greeks would think about our modern Olympics.

Considering the original olympics were competitions of athletic and martial prowess, I bet they'd think the modern olympics are the masturbatory efforts of effete girly-men.

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2008, 07:47:29 AM »

Quote from: MrRezister on August 24, 2008, 05:11:50 AM

Good Riddance.

If the guy can't handle a call with which he disagrees, then he should pick some other skill to excel in, like raft-building.

He's already working on it.

Manedwolf · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2008, 10:39:04 AM »

Quote from: Sergeant Bob on August 24, 2008, 06:47:29 AM

Quote from: MrRezister on August 24, 2008, 05:11:50 AM

Good Riddance.

If the guy can't handle a call with which he disagrees, then he should pick some other skill to excel in, like raft-building.

He's already working on it.

Nice truck. I always wonder why the Cuban refugees I saw come over never thought of doing outriggers with a barrel at the end of a board to keep the boat from capsizing. Hawaiians and other islanders did outriggers for thousands of years.

Azrael256 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2008, 11:44:07 AM »

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Hawaiians and other islanders did outriggers for thousands of years.

Right, but they were in the ocean paddling around *all the time* for a few thousand years. Cubans don't really have the time to learn efficient boat building.

French G. · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2008, 05:57:22 PM »

I always loved that truck raft. The story on that was a ton of plastic barrels, prop hooked to the driveshaft and 50 people on the way to Florida. We need to let some people that have that level of ingenuity and motivation into the country. Nice truck too. Sadly it was sank by a Coast Guard door gunner after they picked all the people off.

French G. · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2008, 06:00:59 PM »

To actually comment on the original thread subject; I had no idea how gay Olympic TKD was until I went searching for the story behind the boot to the head picture. The cuban was mad because he was disqualified after taking too long to get up after a 1 minute injury time. Hmmm, in any real martial art you want to fall down with an injury that's fine, the other guy gets one minute to kick the snot out of you. Then of course there is that barrel he is wearing for protection.

Firethorn · « **Reply #21 on:** August 25, 2008, 06:59:03 AM »

Quote from: Mike Irwin on August 24, 2008, 03:14:59 AM

As I understand it, EVERY medal winner does a whiz test for a number of banned drugs.

I thought it was every athlete, often blood tests drawn both before and after the competition?

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As for arresting him, this is China we're talking about, and he's a member of the consortium of Fraternal Communist Nations. Probably not going to happen.

We might be surprised. Communists do love their jails/work camps.

Scout26 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 25, 2008, 07:36:42 AM »

Quote from: French G. on August 24, 2008, 04:57:22 PM

Nice truck too. Sadly it was sank by a Coast Guard door gunner after they picked all the people off.

It didn't meet EPA or CAFE standards.... grin

MechAg94 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 25, 2008, 09:00:23 AM »

Quote from: Firethorn on August 25, 2008, 05:59:03 AM

We might be surprised. Communists do love their jails/work camps.

What do you think Cuba will do with him now that he is no longer an Olympic athlete?

The Annoyed Man · « **Reply #24 on:** August 25, 2008, 09:06:23 AM »

Quote from: MechAg94 on August 25, 2008, 08:00:23 AM

Quote from: Firethorn on August 25, 2008, 05:59:03 AM

We might be surprised. Communists do love their jails/work camps.

What do you think Cuba will do with him now that he is no longer an Olympic athlete?

My guess is that he'll end up "missing"...

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