JAAA official laughing stock of World Athletics

[Willi]

Nope.

Franno cant hurt anyone. He has no power over others, the JAAA can. That is the problem.

A dirty cop can hurt a citizen. If that citizen rebels aginst injustice, who REALLY needs to chill.

Yes, there may be better ways to do things, but the prime directive is for authority to NOT abuse power. That is by FAR the greater ill.

If Franno had chilled and suffered in silence, would Jamaica be better off, or would the BS just continue.

The reason why others with beef dont say anything is FEAR!

[Willi]

From a UK based friend:

Only this time the international community is watching, because what the JAAA has just found out, is that our athletic story is one which the IAAF wants & needs to use to restore some faith back into the sport. This is what the bungling idiots at the JAAA havn’t gotten yet, this is bigger than any Franno vs. JAAA squabble, and I don’t see the IAAF standing by and let them destroy the sport.

[Mosiah]

Understood. But if you agree that Franno is no victim here, then he perhaps could have done some things differently.

[Willi]

Absolutely.

I always said that and try to use whatever backchannels may exist to aid in that respect.

Conflict was provoked for a reason. Preemptive strike, in my opinion.

[Peter R]

Nor the fact that they will be "sanctioned" afterwards... seems pretty stupid and juvenile to me. Where are the adults?