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Re: Siders is not going to Norway

Posted By: Garry Holmen
Date: Monday, 16 October 2006, at 7:12 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Siders is not going to Norway (Regina Hackney)

> Let me see if I have this right, we have an
> elite lifter who ask to break the rules and
> was apparently given permission to break the
> rule by someone who may not have had the
> authority to do so.

I don't get this... Is the IPF president suspended because of his actions? No. The lifter whom acted in good faith and contacted the proper person gets the suspension.

Members of the DC were CC'ed on Nobert's response. Did they email back and say "No that isn't sufficient Norbert/Siders?"

> Then someone else caught this and said no he
> should not have gotten the ok to lift where
> the rules say he shouldn't.

Caught this? They were cc'ed on it. It was their moment to step up and correct this before the event happened. Did they? No. They failed as much as the IPF president did.

And yes they should be suspended too.

> Seems to me that the IPF is saying the elite
> do not get special treatment. isn't that what
> we all want to be treated equally?

If that is true Regina why are the other USAPL lifters who lifted at the USPF meet where Coan was at not suspended as well?

What we have here is a lifter who asked for clarification on a rule, received guidance from the highest levels in the IPF, followed that guidance to the letter and then was vicitimized by back-room politics.

Explain to me slowly how this is the fair, respectful and equal treatment that you advocated above?

Garry

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