El Pistolero said:
Why isn't this guy in jail where he belongs?
I cannot understand his legal situation either, he was in jail for only one day, and why would he be allowed to leave Germany at all ??? The prosecutors certainly seem like they consider it a grave situation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c95uP8u3Pvc
Doesn't seem like she is joking. But on the other hand, because of some technicality, they didn't keep him in custody. Maybe because of his celebrity, and Ullrich being stalked all the time by paparazzi, they figure he's not going to flee Majorca... but how do they know that? The manslaughter case is "under investigation" but doesn't make sense that he is free to travel internationally, so I lost interest in trying to understand
benzwire said:
In jail? Will that really help him? Or society? I am not sure it would..
Ullrich is already on a 21-month suspended jail sentence in Switzerland, for injuring two people in a drunk-driving crash. So it has to do with jurisdiction, if he had done these assaults in Switzerland, then he would be in jail right now for violating his probation. It
might help society, that's why violent offenders get locked-up, to try to correct their dangerous behavior. It might help Ullrich, by enforcing a sober and drug-free period of his life, since the rehab didn't have much effect on his addiction. Or it might not...
Norks74 said:
Well there is that assault charge looming... It's sad, but he seems like he hasn't hit rock bottom yet. I'm afraid this isn't going to end well. Hopefully he will gets some help, either voluntarily or forced.
On a side note, I thought he would blow up and gain a ton of weight in retirement. He looks fitter than he did in most off seasons during his career!
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Amazinmets87I touched on this previously. Dude looks like he could tear up a masters race with a few weeks training!
Yeah, why didn't he just ride granfondos like Riccò, or take up triathlon as a hobby like Rolf Aldag (who also knows a lot about doping on Telekom, having been a super-doper himself). What's wrong with that? I think it's because Ullrich damaged the cartilage or tendons in his knee to the point it can't be surgically repaired, and therefore he's never going to be a real cyclist again
"mein knie ist leider kaputt"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnoZEmJiQx4
So that must be kind of hard to accept, if there is no more cycling, then what to do with himself. But he is obsessed with fitness and repetitive exercise, you can see in the video he is doing all kinds of workouts. To blow off "the energy" which he otherwise can't control. My opinion, based on everything I have seen, is that Ullrich went into a persistent psychotic state, because of the amphetamines, which can last for weeks or months, even after stopping the drugs. Being a "speed freak" and going for days without sleep while doing relentless activity, that will burn the calories and keep the fat off. Or loss of appetite, not eating, preferring alcohol as a source of calories versus eating solid food.
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