Lance Armstrong stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles

[ross]

Lance should still fight the charges, his name and reputation should matter more than anything else.

I read that to fight it, USADA has evidence that they would produce in any hearing and obviously its just damage limitation on Armstrongs behalf. Just say "enough is enough, I dont have theenergy for this any more"

Now if it were myself and im sure everyone else too, that if I was clean and always had be id be revving and chomping at the bit to clear my name but Lance doesnt want this evidence brought to the publics attention because right now, naive people are feeling sorry for him.

[Andre]

Lance should still fight the charges, his name and reputation should matter more than anything else.

I read that to fight it, USADA has evidence that they would produce in any hearing and obviously its just damage limitation on Armstrongs behalf. Just say "enough is enough, I dont have theenergy for this any more"

Now if it were myself and im sure everyone else too, that if I was clean and always had be id be revving and chomping at the bit to clear my name but Lance doesnt want this evidence brought to the publics attention because right now, naive people are feeling sorry for him.

I dont give a fuck either way what he does, people deal with whats brought up in their own life however they will.

If you are going to go bankrupt in a legal fight why fight? If your name is so combined into your ego that you feel you have to fight; that to me is a poor perspective prior to the choice of whether to fight or not.

I see your point too but the word naive could be construed as an attack on those here who are simply on side with the law that you should be innocent until proven guilty.

It will all come out if he is guilty, even out of a court.

Thing is if they do speak out publicly, he can do them for slander as well and could probably recoup more outlay, so he could be just seeing if they will play all their cards at once I dont know, but its good to look at stuff from both sides.

[TitoFan]

Lance should still fight the charges, his name and reputation should matter more than anything else.

I read that to fight it, USADA has evidence that they would produce in any hearing and obviously its just damage limitation on Armstrongs behalf. Just say "enough is enough, I dont have theenergy for this any more"

Now if it were myself and im sure everyone else too, that if I was clean and always had be id be revving and chomping at the bit to clear my name but Lance doesnt want this evidence brought to the publics attention because right now, naive people are feeling sorry for him.

From everything I've read, Armstrong passed every drug test administered to him. What sort of evidence would the USADA have, other than the cyclists that didn't win the Tour de France saying... "Oh, he has to be doping. No one can be that good."?

So I guess in this case... "naive people"... by your definition, would be those people that need concrete evidence of wrongdoing before convicting or condemning an athlete of doping.