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View Poll Results: If you knew you would never get caught, would you cheat to win a gold medal?
Yes 6 20.00%
No 24 80.00%
Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-22-2008, 05:48 PM
 
Location: Kentucky/ Displaced Texan
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This was on Dan Patricks show today and I find it interesting. If no one but would ever find out would you cheat if you could win a gold medal?
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:56 PM
 
Location: The Frenchie Farm, Where We Grow 'em Big!
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I would feel guilty everytime I held that medal. It wouldn't be the same. Yeah, I'm a boyscout!
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Old 08-22-2008, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Saginaw, MI
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Sure. Then I'd get all of the endorsements and get all of the monetary perks that come along with it. After that happened I could come clean because, hey, who likes a liar? But only after my bank account was loaded.
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Old 08-22-2008, 06:30 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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No. If I couldn't legitimately win gold, I don't want it. I would forever feel that my accomplishment was tainted and hollow. I don't live this way and this has never been my style.
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Old 08-22-2008, 09:43 PM
 
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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No. If I couldn't legitimately win gold, I don't want it. I would forever feel that my accomplishment was tainted and hollow. I don't live this way and this has never been my style.
Could not agree with you more, you can have all the money in the world but its your reputation what really counts (well to me anyway).
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Old 08-22-2008, 09:52 PM
 
Location: Austin TX
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Only whimps and fools cheat!...oh I nearly forgot... the Spanish and Italian Olympic organizations trying to cheat the Danish boat out of their Gold medal!
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Old 08-22-2008, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Somewhere out there
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Nope. My integrity and reputation means more to me than material things to make me "look great" that I didn't earn or deserve.
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Old 08-22-2008, 10:34 PM
 
Location: Far Western KY
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No I have ethics.
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Old 08-22-2008, 10:35 PM
 
Location: southern california
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no because i have seen the effort that is required to compete, i would have dialed 911 long before i got a medal.
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Old 08-23-2008, 12:57 AM
 
Location: Assisi, Italy
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Me? No? I would be less than meaningless to me. Unfortunately, this is not the direction society is taking.

Whether the Chinese are doing it is not yet confirmed. Although many are just assuming they are cheating. This assumption and its loud hysterical clamoring is also meaningless.
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