Brendan Taylor admits to taking money, not reporting approach over match fixing

[TheJediBrah]

I think a person in a poor economy should be allowed to make money however he wants(as long as he is not stealing or hurting anyone). **** all the rules.

well, it is stealing, and can hurt a lot of people usually indirectly

 

[karan_fromthestands]

well, it is stealing, and can hurt a lot of people usually indirectly

What would you do? Your board is not paying you since 6 months, there's political interference in your cricket, you have ****ty administrators and the economy of your country is ****. How many options are you left with?

You have to be practical at some point. You'd rather take money from a bookie than be homeless(under the circumstances in which Taylor was).

 

[TheJediBrah]

What would you do? Your board is not paying you since 6 months, there's political interference in your cricket, you have ****ty administrators and the economy of your country is ****. How many options are you left with?

Not really relevant to what I was saying, I'm just pointing out that corruption in sport/match fixing is "bad" for a reason. You're living in a fantasy land if you think it doesn't hurt anyone.

As to what the player should do in that situation, they definitely have options. He would have more options and opportunity to make a living legally than 99.99% of the people living in his country. County cricket would always be an option, or simply changing career. You're not going to make me feel bad for a relatively well-off white person in Zimbabwe who made the decision to participate (however briefly and loosely) in organised crime.

 

[Spikey]

I always find it hard to believe how a drug addicted international sportsman has never tested positive for the substance before in one of the random tests they are meant to do

if he was only doing coke and similar, it's only prohibited for in competition tests

 

[Tom Flint]

Coke is an expensive habit. Also since when did it cost 15 grand to fly out of India?

 

[cnerd123]

What would you do? Your board is not paying you since 6 months, there's political interference in your cricket, you have ****ty administrators and the economy of your country is ****. How many options are you left with?

You have to be practical at some point. You'd rather take money from a bookie than be homeless(under the circumstances in which Taylor was).

I'd rather just look for other work...

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Not really relevant to what I was saying, I'm just pointing out that corruption in sport/match fixing is "bad" for a reason. You're living in a fantasy land if you think it doesn't hurt anyone.

As to what the player should do in that situation, they definitely have options. He would have more options and opportunity to make a living legally than 99.99% of the people living in his country. County cricket would always be an option, or simply changing career. You're not going to make me feel bad for a relatively well-off white person in Zimbabwe who made the decision to participate (however briefly and loosely) in organised crime.

I'll have to agree with you here. He did have options. Although I am not sure whether he was a "relatively well-off white person in Zimbabwe".

 

[karan_fromthestands]

I'd rather just look for other work...

This is the same righteousness that got Ned Stark beheaded.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'll have to agree with you here. He did have options. Although I am not sure whether he was a "relatively well-off white person in Zimbabwe".

I actually have no idea just a bit of an assumption on my part. Would bet anything that he would have been in at least the top 10% of the population in terms of wealth

 

[Starfighter]

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