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Bilirubin said:It would help ruin Armstrong's reputation with the wider public and possibly send him to jail, but why would Vaughters want to do that? Would something so divisive and painful be good for the sport? JV would be hated by most of the fans for being such a tale, tale about such a big star in an era where everyone knows what the guys at the front had to do.
JV is not about vendettas and spitefulness, he is about moving the current sport forward and leading by example. This strategy has already worked - if it weren't for Garmin I doubt British cycling would have entered the fray by setting up their team, widely accepted as a clean set up. Columbia and others have also followed Garmin's no needle policy procedures. There is no need to rip up previous eras and possibly destroy the sport in order to save it.
At the end of the day this is only a sport. Nobody needs to go to jail. I'm sure Vaughters would agree with that.
Would you mind defining "vendettas and spitefulness"? Its usage in the context of this discussion implies unworthiness or even untruthiness (to quote The Colbert Report).
Is that what you think motivates everyone who'd like to see the sport cleaned up?
Would it not be better for someone to come clean, rather than face the spectre of suspicion for the rest of their lives?