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Can anyone remember or name a sports issue that had its ethics questioned or presented with an ethical dilemma when covered in the media? Need an example for an assignment.

I dunno if you've heard but there's a little thing going on with the Bombers and ASADA right now
 

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I dunno if you've heard but there's a little thing going on with the Bombers and ASADA right now
Lol took me probably 2 seconds to think of that one.
 
Can anyone remember or name a sports issue that had its ethics questioned or presented with an ethical dilemma when covered in the media? Need an example for an assignment.

South African cricket having racial quotas circa 1998

They have recently introduced a similar system. They are calling it an incentive rather than a quota.

Many ways to look at to and it raises some interesting ethical questions


http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/679057.html
 
The whole of South African cricket post the d'Oliveira affair makes for pretty interesting reading, the ethics of the rebel tours, particularly the West Indies, where the players were considered honourary whites for the duration of the tour only to return home to find themselves shunned by their community. There is an excellent article by Mike Atherton on Richard Austin, one of the tourists describing his fall from grace as a result of touring. Another issue they are having right now is the apparent white washing (pun intended) of Soiuth African cricket history pre 1992, and the attempts to all but delete guys like Pollock and Taylfield from history.
 
Can anyone remember or name a sports issue that had its ethics questioned or presented with an ethical dilemma when covered in the media? Need an example for an assignment.
Racism is rife in Italian football, and Russia, too. Often black players are taunted with monkey chants.
 
I love this conversation between Bob Hawke and Don Bradman on the issue

"I went out to his home in Kensington Gardens," Hawke said, "and he said, 'Bob, I don't think politics should come into sport.'

"And I said, 'I couldn't agree with you more, Don. We haven't brought politics into sport; it is the government of South Africa which has brought politics into sport, because the government of South Africa has a policy that no person who isn't white is allowed to represent their country in sport. That's bringing politics into sport."

"He looked at me for about 30 seconds and then he said, 'I've got no answer to that, Bob.'"

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/738527.html
 
I love this conversation between Bob Hawke and Don Bradman on the issue



http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/738527.html
I'm no defender of Bradman, his view tended to be that since South African cricketers had spoken against Apartheid then they shouldn't be further punished, but his decision to withdraw their invitation to tour in 71/72 was all but the death knell for international cricket for South Africa. It's such a shame as a cricket fan, with Pollock, Richards, Rice, Le Roux that South African side of the mid 70s could have been as good as the West Indies in the 80s or Australia in the 00s. It was the right decision though.
 

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You have the body of an 8 foot tall 12 year old girl. If you had one beer it'd be in your blood for a month
 

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I'm actually a fat kent now (semi srs). That's what happens when you start doing weights, stop cardio and start eating shit.
Currently wolfing down a packet shapes
#ComfortFood
Bulking all wrong.
 
Another computer question....

My desktop computer lags most times when I play a goddamn youtube video. Is this a graphics card problem? Is it time to give the old gal an upgrade>
 
Another computer question....

My desktop computer lags most times when I play a goddamn youtube video. Is this a graphics card problem? Is it time to give the old gal an upgrade>

check your memory useage.
I suspect it's RAM
 
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