Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Landis Arbitration Continues

So the Floyd Landis arbitration hearing continued through the weekend and as I read through the news articles seems pretty 'typical' for an arbitration hearing. Landis took the stand and (surprise) said he did not knowingly do any doping. Then the Landis camp flew in an expert to refute the findings of the lab that came up with a positive result. All of it seems standard legal defense for someone that isn't really trying to prove that they didn't take steroids but rather that the testing process itself is flawed.

As I previously mentioned, the defense is very O.J.esque. Will this arbitration hearing prove without a doubt that Landis didn't cheat...I don't think so. What it will do is prove that the process can be questioned if you get the right scientists and forensic experts to refute any evidence used against you to bring in the question of reasonable doubt.

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