Looks as if Lance Armstrong will lose it all

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Originally Posted by 77T

What we have seen in this instance (and similar examples of cheating in other pursuits whether sports, business or personal) is that character counts more than the offense.

Armstrong was never a very nice guy, period. He vaulted to the forefront of professional cycling and used banned methods. He was ruthless against all comers.

Had he been a more generous and forgiving soul, then he would not have harmed his accusers with personal attacks, lawsuits, etc. Had he remained silent but for his claim of "never been tested positive" many people would be more forgiving of his cycling transgressions.

Take other examples of cheaters you've known in the past - if they were nice people except for the violation then you were probably more forgiving.

People are human, and humans make mistakes. Redemption is one thing, but accepting cheating and allowing it to continue is another thing entirely.

Currently there is a great incentive to cheat, especially in those fields were so much fame and money can be made.

However I think we've seen were cheating can have reprucussions other than just affecting the outcome of a particular game or games.