I
strongly disagree with the punishment that has been bestowed upon the two
Australian swimmers. They are banned from social media for one month and must
leave the Olympics once their competition is finished. This was brought on by a
photo of them that was posted to Facebook. The punishment is way too harsh. What they did
was not against the law. There was no real punishment for the Australian swim
team in 2007 when they did basically the same thing and then some. The picture
didn’t show anything that showcased dangerous behavior, which I feel is the
most significant reason of my disagreement.
The
two Australians that posted the picture of themselves with guns didn’t have any
sort of malicious intent. There was nothing in the photo that truly purveyed
intentions of violence and/or dangerous behavior. Both men are of age and they
were in a controlled environment. Also, in the photo, they were holding the
guns and smiling for a snapshot that was nothing more than a fun picture. Not
only that, but what they did is completely legal. My points are credible and
enough to make me go against these punishments.
In
conclusion, I have enough credible points to go with my disagreement with these
punishments. These men didn’t do anything wrong so why should they have to
endure such a punishment as them being banned for one month from social media
and them being forced to leave the Olympic Games once their competition is done?
People like to have fun, that’s all these men were doing, having fun.
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