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minnow · 02-28-2010, 01:41 AM

I know the thing that disappointed me most was the legally blind guy (sorry I don't remember his name) who was knocked into 4th place on the ski team so he won't compete, but he thinks they should have put him in just because of his disability. That kind of gave me a smarmy feeling. Why should you be placed ahead of another person because of that? Maybe the person who is skiing has a story just as compelling, not a disability but something else they overcame? It's smarmy, not quite honorable. Sympathy is not a good reason to decide who deserves to compete.

02-28-2010, 01:41 AM	#43
minnow #1 Goaltender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Erie Exp:	I know the thing that disappointed me most was the legally blind guy (sorry I don't remember his name) who was knocked into 4th place on the ski team so he won't compete, but he thinks they should have put him in just because of his disability. That kind of gave me a smarmy feeling. Why should you be placed ahead of another person because of that? Maybe the person who is skiing has a story just as compelling, not a disability but something else they overcame? It's smarmy, not quite honorable. Sympathy is not a good reason to decide who deserves to compete.