• Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz
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    8 months ago

    Yeah but that’s not really what my question was about.

    Why shouldn’t the Dutch delegation select him? And what rules would prevent a selection of any convicted criminal?

    Or are we talking about the IOC specifically banning people convicted of child rape offences?

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      8 months ago

      Why shouldn’t the Dutch delegation select him? And what rules would prevent a selection of any convicted criminal?

      Olympic athletes are representatives of their home country. Why the fuck would you pick a child rapist to be your representative? Were the cannibals unavailable or something?

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        8 months ago

        Because olypians aren’t chosen based on the morality of their character but how much they excell at their sport (just like most major sports)

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          8 months ago

          “We’re totally fine being represented by rapists because we wanna win, godammit.”