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supernick
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| Wow! again, obviously your aim is to beat Canada up for this death, damn the facts. But do you wear an "I'm with Stupid" shirt with the arrow pointing up? |
Classic 
That was the drunk I saw the other night asking for some BC bud. Must have been him. |
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supernick
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Trailer trash rag of Fleet Street. |
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rollo
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: China
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| The Canadian federation and the IOC were too quick to blame the athelete. then the changes made to the course after the accident. the lack of practice time for non-canadians . this is not going away. this will be what these games are remembered for. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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I WILL WIN, OR DIE, FATHER.
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - The father of the Georgian luger killed at the Vancouver Olympics said Monday his son worried the track was too dangerous, but insisted on competing because he had come to the games to try to win.
"He told me: I will either win or die," David Kumaritashvili told The Associated Press. "But that was youthful bravado, he couldn't be seriously talking about death."
The father, in an interview at his home in the snow-covered slopes of Georgia's top ski resort, said he had spoken to his son, Nodar, shortly before the fatal training run Friday.
"He told me: Dad, I really fear that curve," the elder Kumaritashvili said. "I'm a former athlete myself, and I told him: 'You just take a slower start.' But he responded: `Dad, what kind of thing you are teaching me? I have come to the Olympics to try to win.'"
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So he was willing to risk his own life in order to win an Olympic gold. He knew what he was getting into. What we have here is someone who took a risk...and he paid for it with his life.
Stop trolling now and grow up. |
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ddeubel
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Urban Myth,
You obviously don't believe that government or organizations should provide appropriate oversight and regulation "to protect" citizens from themselves. This would include a whole realm of things - from cigarettes, to car insurance and all sorts of envirnomental protection. I could go on ad nauseum. What I'm saying is that -- society works like this now. It is called "civilization". If you want a Darwinian version of "man and choice" - get a time machine.
Given the norms of government and society, this athlete's death is most certainly a tragedy and most certainly someone/some entity has to be held accountable. And I applaud that. We do need oversight and it is what keeps us from glorified savagery and dog eat dog.
So if anyone is a troll, it is your inappropriate commentary that is devoid of any of the reality that underpins our legal system and jurisprudence. I hope the family takes the Olympic committee for all its worth. If it can throw millions down the drain in all sorts of fanciful fashion - it certainly can afford to compensate for its own lack of anticipation and protection of athletes of lower calibre (and that's what the Olympics is about - not the best but participating!!!!!).
I'll also add - the changes to the course and race are further evidence of guilt.
This is bang on...
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| My guess is that it was never anticipated that it would actually happen (and probably an impediment for the cameras). |
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
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irishcailin
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
Location: Wandering aimlessly around La Festa!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Urban Myth,
You obviously don't believe that government or organizations should provide appropriate oversight and regulation "to protect" citizens from themselves. This would include a whole realm of things - from cigarettes, to car insurance and all sorts of envirnomental protection. I could go on ad nauseum. What I'm saying is that -- society works like this now. It is called "civilization". If you want a Darwinian version of "man and choice" - get a time machine.
What ARE you gibbering about? You obviously don't have a clue what I believe, so don't presume to speak for me.
Given the norms of government and society, this athlete's death is most certainly a tragedy and most certainly someone/some entity has to be held accountable. And I applaud that. We do need oversight and it is what keeps us from glorified savagery and dog eat dog.
In sports like car racing and the bobsled...the people that participate accept a certain degree of risk. Certainly it's a tragedy but unless there is/was some form of conspiracy that led to his death why should anyone be held accountable? Accidents happen.
So if anyone is a troll, it is your inappropriate commentary that is devoid of any of the reality that underpins our legal system and jurisprudence. I hope the family takes the Olympic committee for all its worth. If it can throw millions down the drain in all sorts of fanciful fashion - it certainly can afford to compensate for its own lack of anticipation and protection of athletes of lower calibre (and that's what the Olympics is about - not the best but participating!!!!!).
I'll also add - the changes to the course and race are further evidence of guilt.
Now this is just trolling.
This is bang on...
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| My guess is that it was never anticipated that it would actually happen (and probably an impediment for the cameras). |
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
Go away and don't bother responding until you've actually read it. |
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