07-03-2010, 01:53 AM
Hi,
So, the only penalty that would always be a deterrent would be forfeiture of the game. Once the Vince Lombardi religion has been accepted and the Dark Side embraced, the only sin is losing. Anything that brings victory, sportsman like or not, against the rules or not, is fair game. The question is not whether to cheat, it is the risk-reward payoff for cheating. And the rules no longer define the game, they become part of the game.
Perhaps every sport should have an annual poll for unsportsmanlike behavior. The winners get banned from professional sports for life. Basketball would probably be decimated, but men's tennis would be eradicated. And NASCAR drivers would actually have to get jobs.
Ah, well.
--Pete
(07-03-2010, 01:10 AM)Vandiablo Wrote: I think every sport or game has its penalties, poor sportsmanship and cheating and some gray areas in between.
I think most games, if they have an established consequence for a certain penalty, it's part of the game if one side wants to accept the consequence in order to win.
So, the only penalty that would always be a deterrent would be forfeiture of the game. Once the Vince Lombardi religion has been accepted and the Dark Side embraced, the only sin is losing. Anything that brings victory, sportsman like or not, against the rules or not, is fair game. The question is not whether to cheat, it is the risk-reward payoff for cheating. And the rules no longer define the game, they become part of the game.
Perhaps every sport should have an annual poll for unsportsmanlike behavior. The winners get banned from professional sports for life. Basketball would probably be decimated, but men's tennis would be eradicated. And NASCAR drivers would actually have to get jobs.
Ah, well.
--Pete
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