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Mark, I'm listening to you, and I'm more on the fence about this than I ever was, since originally I was willing to give Mayfield some benefit of the doubt. Now, not as much. But I still want this to go to trial. I want ALL the dirty linen to come out, and vet everyone and everything. Let the chips fall where they may.
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Chap, here is the issue with this giving Jeremy the benefit of the doubt:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaparral66
One, NASCAR has no real gain by going through this. All this dirt in the press and all this fighting is doing nothing positive for them. It is one of the reasons I think they had their collective head in the sand for years until the Aaron Fike business hit the fan. They would rather not know, or at least that was in the past. Taking the heat they did, they had to put together an effective drug testing program.
Two, this program isn't some dime store drug store testing these samples, it is a HIGHLY respected company that does work for private industry and government.
Three, as someone who has to be available for testing in a very simliar program ( CDL holders are subject to the same rules and conditions ) I can tell you that Jeremy would have to be an IDIOT to be on Adderrol and Clartin and nothing else and NOT admit this when he took his test. You are asked if you are taking anything that could cause a false positive. Jeremy never ONCE told anyone of those drugs or his reasons for taking them until he was suspended. THat says to me he was hiding something.
Four; Jeremy Mayfield's lawyers have thrown everything out there for the reason for the positive test except claiming it wasn't his urine. It is a classic defense that only works if your jury is full of people not paying attention, but anyone with half a brain will notice that his lawyers have never denied the fact that test was positive, only that it was a false negative. When the lab comes out and says he would have to be taking Adderrol and Clartin by the boxcar load to get these results, and a second follow up test gives the same result, you have to realize he is on something
Five; Now that he was tested a second time and found in violation YET again, ( we wont get into the semantics of all the dodging he did to avoid going to the test lab AEGIS and NASCAR selected), we also note the A sample was full of water, a sign he was trying to flush his system in the 7 hours he made the NASCAR approved testers . The B sample is still sealed and its testing by a lab approved by all parties will eventually prove his guilt or innocense. Want to really bet on that one being negative? I'll take that one.
Six; Mayfield's behaviour and actions in the press are classic signs of denial by a drug user. Anyone who has known an addict on their way to rock bottom or is familar with the rationalization addicts have will realize he is a classic addict in denial. Persecution complexes, arrogancy and sheer chutzpah in the face of such damning evidence says volumes about his denial of the facts. An innocent man may also be defiant, but calling his step mom a "whore" and accusing her of killing his alcholic father in the press is not what his lawyers I am sure advocated. The man shoots himself in the foot over and over. No sane INNOCENT man would be this stupid.
Seven; He has accused NASCAR of spiking the sample while claiming he has tested himself numerous times and is negative. First off, he has never offered up definitive proof. Show me the lab tests from a lab qualified to look for Meth. Not all labs can. Secondly, show me the paper trail of seals and paperwork, and also understand his second positive test was a "witnessed" test. They SAW him pee in the cup. None of his tests are witnessed by an impartial observer. He lost that benefit of the doubt with the first positive test. NASCAR has nothing to gain by spiking samples. On the contrary, they wish this wasn't happening I am sure, but as time goes on, the people who like you think he has a case will see he has NO case.
Jeremy Mayfield has done NOTHING but deny he is on drugs, but everything he has done since being tested positive has done nothing to dispute with facts NASCAR's Case. A techinicality in not liking how NASCAR's lab had the test done only stands up if the second positive test didn't come along. Getting off with a techinicality isn't happening on the second test.
Stick a fork in him, send him to rehab and hopefully he wises up, because his racing career is done. No one in NASCAR will go near this dope with a 10 foot pole. His big mouth for years got him shoved out of good rides. THAT too is evidence of his arrogance which is a by product of the meth highs. The fact he doesn't look like a meth addict isn't proof of innocense, only that he has managed to hide it better. It happens.....
Agree with all your points mark.
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Originally Posted by muggle not
Whew..glad someone read em..lol
Yeah, it was a little long winded :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
But spot on. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by muggle not
Just when you thought this saga couldn't get crazier.......
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar...ory?id=4364052
Somebody needs to tell Jeremy to sit down and shut up. He'd better have really deep pockets to back up his lip flapping. Oy.Quote:
Lisa Mayfield is seeking damages against her stepson, suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield, for public comments he made in regard to his civil case against NASCAR, according to court documents.
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Lisa Mayfield is seeking compensatory damages in excess of $10,000, punitive damages in excess of $10,000 and any other "relief as the court may deem just and proper" in a civil suit claiming slanderous, false and defamatory statements.
The complaint was filed Wednesday in the Iredell County Civil court in Statesville.
Court documents refer to statements that Jeremy Mayfield made to ESPN.com and WSOC-TV in Charlotte, which came after NASCAR filed court documents that included an affidavit from Lisa Mayfield in which she said she had witnessed her stepson taking methamphetamine at least 30 times since 1998.
The testimony was part of NASCAR's argument that the temporary injunction lifting his indefinite suspension for violating the sport's substance-abuse policy should be overturned.
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has since ordered that Mayfield's suspension be reinstated.
Lisa Mayfield's testimony also included accusations that Jeremy Mayfield was involved in the production of methamphetamine.
Jeremy Mayfield, responding during a phone interview with ESPN.com, said: "She's basically a whore. She shot and killed my dad."
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Originally Posted by Sparky1329
I am blown away his lawyers haven't duct taped his mouth shut. If you heard his rambling attack on the world when he was on with Nate Ryanand Buddy Baker on Sirius NASCAR radio a few weeks back, you would realize just how demented his arguments are. His lawyer should have dropped him like a hot potato. He is just killing himself in the court of public opinion and as time goes on, a few more outbursts and he will be toast.
Hey...you have to prove a point ....and I had been up for a while after pulling an overnighter.....kinda punchy.Quote:
Originally Posted by muggle not