Interesting read. However the anti doping code would never work at all if we practiced it in the way he'd want us too. Cheats would easily outsmart the system.
He fails to address the main problem the players had. They failed miserably in following the simple rules spelt out to them in no uncertain terms. After receiving injections they'd never had before, they could not verify what was in those injections. They never checked, never documented and never did what they've been lectured to do on countless occasions. So, even if they truly didn't know they were possibly administered banned drugs, they have to cop a punishment because of their stupidity.
If I inject a drug into a patient with good intentions but never check what it is that I gave and it leads to a poor outcome, I could lose my job. An investigation would show that I acted in an unprofessional manner. I cannot argue my case because I simply did the wrong thing, even if I had no harmful intent in my actions. I should know the basic rules of my job, just like the players should know the basic rules of drug taking.
