How does a rider prove He didn't know ?

Phillip_Lamb wrote:

lets be realistic. yes these are 'top athletes' but atheletes arent know for their thorough investigative/ academic abilities. and as a whole, motocross guys are a...

lets be realistic. yes these are 'top athletes' but atheletes arent know for their thorough investigative/ academic abilities. and as a whole, motocross guys are a little on the dumb side ( gotta be to be involved in such a dangerous sport haha)

yes their rules state that a rider "should" thoroughly read and understand what is in the product, but reading that much detail it can be easy to miss a detail or even miss something that is on the laundry list of banned substances.

Secondly, the substance he was popped for has been out of use for a long time, and at best would be difficult to find and not worth the danger of popping hot when there are newer substances that are legal that can be used.

Asimo wrote:

[i]Secondly, the substance he was popped for has been out of use for a long time, and at best would be difficult to find and not...

Secondly, the substance he was popped for has been out of use for a long time, and at best would be difficult to find and not worth the danger of popping hot when there are newer substances that are legal that can be used.

No it hasn't. It is buyable today. It can be bought right now as 1,3 or 1,4 versions of "DMAA" or even the newer 1,5 and 1,6 versions of DMHA. Which are just Heptane and Hexane versions with different amounts of carbon molecules.

CMcBain wrote:

Its pretty hilarious all the people saying that the three guys busted is no big deal. I'm a stew fan but Adderall is taken widely by...

Its pretty hilarious all the people saying that the three guys busted is no big deal. I'm a stew fan but Adderall is taken widely by college students and by people on Wall Street as well as many athletes to improve focus and mental performance which would undoubtably be an advantage in Moto. There is currently a movie on Netflix called "Take your Pills" on the very subject. The DMAA is maybe not as enhancing, I don't really know a lot about it. Either way, They are banned substances and its the athletes responsibility to be clean. As far as the penalties I believe its better to have extreme consequences. They can't possibly test everyone all the time so with extreme consequences you can dissuade people from doping. I can guarantee that everyone In SX is double-checking their shit right now. Apparently everyone else who's been tested realized the risks and have ensured they are clean.

thatswhathappens wrote:

“Take Your Pills” focuses on people [i]without[/i] an attention deficit disorder abusing drugs like adderall, instead of people that do have ADD that actually need it...

“Take Your Pills” focuses on people without an attention deficit disorder abusing drugs like adderall, instead of people that do have ADD that actually need it. It’s been widely discredited by critics as a result. Just because it’s on Netflix with a high production value doesn’t mean it’s a factual documentary, they picked instances that fit their narrative.

James had a prescription for it from his doc, right?