tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post6376374815987218682..comments2023-10-06T03:21:26.130-07:00Comments on trust but verify: Saturday SpinDBrowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17718913310467614671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-15652404390709900872006-09-09T16:24:00.000-07:002006-09-09T16:24:00.000-07:00The constant refrain of only cheaters lawyer up (r...The constant refrain of only cheaters lawyer up (re: from Bicycle.com) is wearisome. I ask all of us whose lives have been fortunate to remember:<br /><br />Lawyers exist because societies need BOTH SIDES follow the rules in order to function. Even if you are on the side of the angels, if you don’t follow the rules to administer justice, you’ve gone to the dark side. If any of us were in trouble, we would want a lawyer. <br /><br />Also, drug testing often does not provide a yes or no answer. EPO testing doesn’t determine whether or not you took EPO, but whether you have an elevated level of EPO’s metabolite. Guess what, the metabolite is also naturally produced by your body. Eating poppy seed cake can cause you to test positive for opium, heroin, etc. It’s difficult to tell whether or not one has used marijuana or taken Sudafed - their metabolites are very similar. The list goes on and on.<br /><br />Those of us who have never had to take a drug test for our jobs should thank our lucky stars. I accept drug testing for sports because I don’t like the idea of healthy people shortening their lives, but the testing and its administrators need to be accurate, transparent and follow their rules. They need to exemplify all the qualities they expect from the athletes. They need to exemplify all the qualities we should expect from ourselves.<br /><br />Cheryl from Maryland<br /><br />FULL DISCLOSURE: My husband is a lawyerCheryl from Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410608438374264074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-49372051781590599242006-09-09T09:29:00.000-07:002006-09-09T09:29:00.000-07:00Floyd's site (www.floydlandis.com) is open for com...Floyd's site (www.floydlandis.com) is open for comments! Pretty exciting; all of them positive (maybe they're being filtered? Hope not); hurry up and leave a message while you can!<br /><br />(PS: TBV -- again, thank you for this fabulous blog. I log on twice a day to read it!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com