On the CBC this AM, I heard that the IOC wants Italy to “suspend” their tough anti-doping laws during the Winter Olympics in Turin next year. Quote from Mario Pescante, IOC member and the government supervisor for the Olympics:
“”They expect Italy will respect the duties it took on when it was assigned the Games,” he said.
What the hell?!?
I’ve been stewing on this since I heard it, trying to find *one* remotely-logical reason for why the IOC would want this, other than wrecking the show with cops raiding the Olympic village during the Games.
How is it possibly Italy’s “duty” to rescind criminal laws during the Olympics? It’s not like they have a law making it illegal to participate in an Olympic sport