Should players, sports organizations, or the whole COC boycott the Sochi Olympics?

[chemgear]

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/vi...intro.cnn.html

Openly gay journalist James Kirchick goes on tirade against Russia's anti-gay law on RT

[Thor]

Wow that guy is awesome! RT news on youtube is such a piece of crap, such obvious Russian propaganda and he nailed them on all fronts for what they really are.

[worth]

IOC 'fully satisfied' with Russian anti-gay law

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/io...-law-1.1869006

The International Olympic Committee has dismissed concerns over Russia's law banning gay propaganda, saying it doesn't violate the Olympic charter's anti-discrimination clause, and pronounced Russia ready to host the 2014 Winter Games.

[chemgear]

^

'If this law doesn't violate the IOC's charter, then the charter is completely meaningless'- Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign president

[valo403]

No surprise there, scumbag organization just like FIFA.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by valo403

No surprise there, scumbag organization just like FIFA.

Agreed.


http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...rld-cup-slaves

[valo403]

The World Cup stuff is unbelievable. The fact that things like that don't even sway these corrupt organizations is a pretty damning statement on how far past saving this stuff we've gone.