BANNING JUMPER ERIC LAMAZE FOR DRUGS IS HYPOCRITICAL

Marijuana wasn't on the banned substances list until after Ross Rebagliati
did a 720 through an Olympic-sized loophole. The reason they wanted to take
his medal at Nagano was the same reason they locked up Paul McCartney so
many years ago: Marijuana is illegal in Japan.

I understand that reporters have a duty to be fair and accurate in their
reporting. Peter Conradi needs to light up, er ... lighten up a bit on the
rhetoric and concentrate on his own ethical behaviour rather than that of
athletes who aren't as close to Godly perfection as he'd wish them to be.

If Eric Lamaze were a lapsed alcoholic, he'd more than likely be competing
today. Kind of hypocritical, don't you think?

The next thing you know, the likes of Conradi will be petitioning the UN to
rename the parts of Mars named after the pot-smoking astronomer, Carl
Sagan. Shall the Queen un-beknight the ex-Beatle? I say enough already, and
Jesus supposedly said, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."

Shall I draw a target on my forehead, Peter?

Christopher A. Joseph, Bradley Avenue, Parma, Ohio