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Australian Olympic Swim Team "Gun Controversy"
IronDioPriest:
Actual headline: Gun-toting Olympians forced to leave London early, banned from social media
One would think based on that headline that Olympians had guns in London against British gun-ban law. Not so. Not even close...
--- Quote ---The Australian swim duo who posed with guns at a California shooting range and posted the photo to Facebook will be forced to leave the Olympics after the swimming competition ends on the second Sunday of the Summer Games. Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk are also banned from using social media for a month-long period beginning July 16 as part of the punishment stemming from the controversial photograph...
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...He and Monk were at the center of a firestorm last week after posting the gun photo to Facebook. The picture was quickly taken down at the request of the Australian Olympic Committee, but that wasn't enough to avoid any fallout. The AOC's decision was announced Saturday. D'Arcy and Monk went in front of television cameras on Monday to explain themselves.
Monk said they went to the gun range to duplicate a similar trip the Australian swim team took in Canberra in 2007. Pictures from that visit, including one of gold medalist Libby Trickett firing an antique pistol, were popular tabloid fodder this last weekend and led to accusations of hypocrisy for Swim Australia. Why was a team-sanctioned trip to a gun range allowed but a cheeky pose at one treated differently?
The swimmers thought it would be fun to take the photo. The issue, he said, was posting it to Facebook. The CEO of Swimming Australia agreed.
"They showed poor judgement in posting what we saw as inappropriate photos, in which they appear to be skylarking with guns while in the U.S. last week," said Kevin Neil. "While what the boys did was not illegal, posting the photos on social networks encourages public debate, and that debate can be seen to have a negative impact on the image of the sport and their own image."
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Libertas:
AOS. ::) Assholes On Stupid.
I would sue AOS into bankruptcy. And they should leave Australia.
Predator Don:
Yes, the pic did have a negative impact on me.......but not against the swimmers, but the stupid asshats who are forcing them to leave London. The AOC, the Australian olympic team.
Too bad both didn't have the gonads to call hypocrisy. And the claim this isn't about gun control.....but a poor decision....stupid.
Alphabet Soup:
OMG! Skylarking? The shame of it....
LadyVirginia:
--- Quote ---posting the photos on social networks encourages public debate
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whoa, can't have that!
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