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| Yes | 52% | 210 votes | Total: 405 votes | |
| No | 48% | 195 votes |
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Yes, and for more than one reason. Sadly, as with most things in America, it comes down to money. My knowledge is of baseball more than of other sports, but I'm sure that...read more
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by Melba Dagan
Why does anyone go into professional sports? The two most basic answers are that they really love playing the game and they really love the big bucks it offers. Love of the ga...read more
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Cheating is cheating, no matter what venue or arena of sport. Everyday we hear of some 'sports hero,' that is under indictment for drug use. It doesn't matter whether it is co...read more
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by Tim Carter
On the face of it,banned for life sounds like an extremely harsh punishment for an athlete who knows nothing else other than their sport.However,without this extreme,enforceable...read more
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by Stephen Bate
The issue over the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport has long been one wrestled with by the authorities. Whilst they are clear that the use of such substances is wrong...read more
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by Lisa Ricco
Should drug use get a professional sports athlete banned for life? The saying goes three strikes and you're out'. This can be true for many instances in life. Make a mistake...read more
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by Sammy Stein
If a professional athlete cheats, they should be banned for life. Taking drugs is cheating, pure and simple. Professional athletes are, of course, getting paid, and paid we...read more
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by T. M. Beeker
I have often been branded a reactionary by my friends and detractors, yet, in this issue I see a very fundamental principle being violated. For better or worse our children look...read more
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by Andrew Baker
I believe cheating athletes should be banned for life for drug use. Use of steroids enhances the muscle growth of the body and creates a stronger athlete, which is O.K. But what...read more
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I believe that athletes who use drugs should be banned for life from sports. Firstly, we opposed countries like the Soviet Union and China using drugs to give their athletes an...read more
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by Ryan Gray
Though professional athletes have been battling one another on the field, court, rink, etc., for many years, the quest for a "level playing field" has become more difficult than...read more
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Should Drug Use Get a Professional Athlete Banned for Life? No, a lifetime ban for anything seems harsh, and harsh penalties, no matter how well intentioned, rarely have the ...read more
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Matt Slater wrote "Olympic Ideals Survive Chambers Challenge" in the BBC Olympic Blog. The subject was the ruling of the British High Court in favour of the British Olympic Asso...read more
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by Sean Curtis
In regards to recreational drug use, a lifetime ban seems a bit excessive. While penalties should be severe, and repeat offenses should be punishable by a lifetime ban, recreati...read more
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Should professional sports athletes be banned for life for doing drugs? It is amazing how insane people have become, simply to ask such a question. Perhaps it would slap some ...read more
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by Ian Loft
There can be no doubt in the assertion that use of drugs to enhance sports performance is cheating. The concept of sports is the means through which we as a civilised society c...read more
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R.I.P British Athletics... So in the week that British Athletics caved in to the lawyers over the Dwain Chambers affair, it has been as equally cowardly over the Olympics in ...read more
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I think that depending on the type of drug usage and the attitude of those involved should also be taken into consideration as to how these individuals are held accountable. ...read more
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Oh yes. Ban them forever and remove any memory of them from our minds or hearts. These people had disappointed and dishonored those that have striven to make their sports a plac...read more
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by Phil Hill
Rules are rules. If you break them you should be punished. The severity of that punishment should fit the crime. If you intentionally take an illegal substance to improve your p...read more
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by Matt Lau
Should drug use get a professional sports athlete banned for life? What a ridiculous question. Here are a few more hypothetical questions to consider: Should drug use get a p...read more
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Professional athletes should not be treated any differently than other professionals. In no other profession does a person face an automatic lifetime ban for drug use. Profes...read more
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by Molly Carter
Should drug use get a professional sports athlete banned for life? No. I don't condone the use of drugs and I do not think athletes should use them. A lifetime ban however does ...read more
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In my own personal opinion, the answer is absolutely not! I have read some of the other responses to this debate, and like with most opinons, I agree in part, with some points, ...read more
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If an athlete were to be banned for life because of drug use during his career in professional sports, does it help him see the right perspective in life? Yes it would probably ...read more
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by Donald Moore
Only if we also give other public figures a lifetime ban from their chosen field. For what else DOES drug use rate a lifetime ban? Kids idolize movie stars more than baseball...read more
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by Ashley Singh
Athletes, actors, musicians, and other celebrities shouldn't receive special treatment. Unfortunately for them, they often receive negative special treatment. To take it off top...read more
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by Wahi S
Should drug use get a professional athlete banned for life? No! Why? Reasons are pretty simple and straight forward. What does this achieve? A ban does not make that person a...read more
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by John Shuck
In the late 1960's there was a running back for the San Diego Chargers named Chuck Muncie who was arrested for cocaine possession. At the time he was one of the NFL's leading ru...read more
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by Jeff Burke
We have exalted the role of the sports star to the status of a god. And along with the status of a god we have added the moral responsibility of a god. I say let the perfect on...read more
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It is not fair to use the comparison of a murderer in relation to the drug use of professional athletes. Instead, I will use the same example which the original poster used - a ...read more
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When it comes to drugs in professional sports, the 'second strike' method works better than tough love or capital punishment. It is proven that offering a 'probation' period al...read more
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As the question reads, it doesn't state whether the ban would be on a first-timers usage or for athletes that are caught several times. Since I am going to assume this question ...read more
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I believe that we all make mistakes and we must pay for them, but being banned for life. I believe if you are caught using any drug that is prohibited, you should get suspended...read more
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A sports star or athlete should not be banned for life because of drug use. These people are constantly in the limelight, getting attention and experiencing things they only i...read more
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by Phat Deez
It depends on what kind of "drug" this athlete is taking...Lamar Odom got caught smoking weed twice by an NBA officials. Once in LA, and once in Miami. The NBA rule states, that...read more
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NATURAL SELECTION vs. CHEMICAL SELECTION? I am one of the last people on the planet who would be interested in writing an article about sports, but whenever I see the Govern...read more
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by Raven Lebeau
Use of performance enhancing drugs should get an athlete banned for life, but let's be reasonable here. Not all drugs are performance enhancing, and not all incidence of "illeg...read more
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Should drug use get a lawyer permanently disbarred? Should drug use dishonorably discharge a soldier? A person suffering drug use, who has a career with visibility and respons...read more
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by D. Wayne
Absolutely not. First of all, we all make mistakes in life and many of those mistakes we look back on wondering what we were thinking at the time. I believe in second chances ...read more
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