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Post #588703

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Gaffer Tape
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London 2012, Olympics
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Date created
5-Aug-2012, 4:04 PM

Yeah, that is bullshit.  Eh, I'm not even going to touch on NBC's coverage, since I've only seen about half an hour of Olympic coverage and that was at TGI Friday's when I was on a date, so I can hardly consider myself an expert.  And I don't think the problem was with the 15 year old either.  I think at 15, you're past the point of being able to competently use a stopwatch, so you either have it or you're an idiot.  And anyone can make a mistake.  What makes me want to spit, though, is how steadfastly the judges stood by the decision when clearly something was wrong and unfair.  How could you possibly deny an appeal on those grounds?  I get the feeling a ref could have tripped her, allowing her to get hit, and they still wouldn't have taken responsibility for it.  So, no, I don't care about NBC or the 15 year old timekeeper.  It's the IOC who needs to get their pompous heads out of their collective asses and use some common fucking sense!