Congratulations to US 100 meter sprinter Jon Drummond. Nothing like providing a little reinforcement to to “ugly american” stereotype, in France of all places.
Here’s a few other links to the story: Washington Post, The Guardian
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Huh. Drummond sounds like a jerk, but what a stupid freakin’ rule.
A minor protest about a stupid rule. No biggie. The article I read indicated that the crowd was more upset with the officials than with him.
Still, imagine you’re trying to explain to your toddler why grown-ups don’t pitch tantrums. Then they see this kind of behavior. How are you going to explain that?
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I was watching this. He got soooo screwed. It was a bad bad call. I’m not sure I would have acted differently in his place.
Did he not know the rules before the race? Hello? Yeah, its a stupid rule, but most rules are stupid. Just follow ’em.