yamayamayama 2 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Top news tonight on NHK* is that one of naughty Russian sumo dudes smoked weed in the US once and 'didn't remember'. Shocking, I'll tell you. (* why?) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 didn't 3 of them get caught? tut tut, bringing such a traditional activity into disrepute!! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sumo is so scandal-free isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 what a cool sport, when you have to eat loads as part of training. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Yeah, I was thinking -What's the big deal? It's not like it's a performance enhancer! But come to think of it, sumo wrestlers could definitely put on a few more pounds if they've got the munchies all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 So that's what all that fuss was all about. I saw the dudes being hustled about on the news, but I wasn't really paying attention to the words. Did they partake of the herb recently, or was it a really long time ago? Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The emporer of sumo associate resigned over this too. its totally ludicrous. Why is it ok for them to sleep with prozzies and so on but not to partake in a little weed? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 One guy was caught with weed. The other guy got brought in because they are brothers. The laws in Japan are strict you break them and the hammer falls hard. Is it scandal free heck no but this is Japan it is not a western country. You know the risks if you do this. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The way he was caught could only happen in Japan. Basically the guy lost his wallet, with all his money, Visa, ID cards etc and a joint in the coins pocket. In any other country in the world, the guy that would find it, would probably smoke the joint and buy some more weed with the money he found in the wallet. In Japan, someone found the wallet, brought it to the police station intact, the police found the joint and the owner of the wallet got arrested!!! The other 2 guys where arrested because they were found positive to marijuana from blood tests, totally ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 the 2 guys couldn't have been arrested since having marijuana in your system is not against the law (possession is). They were banned for life from sumo though. the first guy got busted because 1)he admitted it was his (when all he had to do was say 'it wasn't there when i lost the wallet'. There was no proof that from the time he lost it to the time it was handed it nobody placed the joint there. but it's a moot point because 2) he had pipes and marijuana ashes in his ashtray it's funny hearing about it on the news because they refer to it as doping Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I think they were saying in the news last night that the other 2 guys got arrested too. Thats because the level of marijuana in their system was too high to claim "passive smoking". Its the same as with LSD and E, once detected in your system you are arrested. You cant claim that someone fed it to you. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I can see a little bit about being kicked out of the sumo association for testing positive for a banned substance. Makes sense. I dont get how the can be arrested for only testing positive and not holding any illegal substance on their person nor in their house. Thats just dumb. It stays in your system for roughly 30 days and if you happen to be losing weight...even some time later, it can still be detected when released from fat cells. At least in other drugs its usually outta your system in a few days. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Basically, they are silly for doing it and can only blame themselves. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sorry, I made a mistake. They were not arrested, but baned from Sumo because the level of marijuana was higher than the WADA limit. 検査機関ã§å¤§éº»ã®é™½æ€§åå¿œãŒå‡ºãŸãŸã‚日本相撲å”会ã‹ã‚‰è§£é›‡ã•ã‚ŒãŸå…ƒå¹•å†…露鵬（２８）ã¨å…ƒå両白露山（２６）ã®ãƒã‚·ã‚¢äººå…„弟ã¯ï¼™æ—¥ã€ãã‚ã£ã¦æ²ˆé»™ã‚’貫ã„ãŸã€‚元白露山ã¯ã“ã®æ—¥ã€æ±äº¬ãƒ»æ±Ÿæ±åŒºã®åŒ—ã®æ¹–部屋ã‹ã‚‰éƒ½å†…ã®è‡ªå®…マンションã¸ç§»å‹•ã—ãŸãŒã€å ±é“陣ã®å•ã„ã‹ã‘ã«ã¯ã„ã£ã•ã„å¿œã˜ãªã‹ã£ãŸã€‚ 　解雇ã¨ã„ã†ç¾å®Ÿã‚’å—ã‘入れãŸã‚ˆã†ãªã„ã§ç«‹ã¡ã ã£ãŸã€‚åˆå¾Œï¼‘時éŽãŽã€åŒ—ã®æ¹–部屋ã®çŽ„é–¢ã‹ã‚‰å§¿ã‚’ç¾ã—ãŸå…ƒç™½éœ²å±±ã¯ã€ï¼´ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ„ã«çŸãƒ‘ンã¨ã„ã†ãƒ©ãƒ•ãªæ ¼å¥½ã€‚ã¾ã’ã¯æ¢ã‚ãšé‡‘色ã®å¾Œã‚髪を帽åã§è¦†ã„ã€ç„¡è¨€ã§éƒ¨å±‹é–¢ä¿‚者ãŒç”¨æ„ã—ãŸè»Šã®åŠ©æ‰‹å¸ã«ä¹—り込んã 。 　８日ã®å†ç™ºé˜²æ¢æ¤œè¨Žå§”員会ã§ã¯ã€ï¼–月ã®ãƒã‚µãƒ³ã‚¼ãƒ«ã‚¹å·¡æ¥ä¸ã«å¤§éº»ã‚’å¸ã£ãŸã“ã¨ç™½çŠ¶ã—ã¦ã„ãŸã“ã¨ãŒå ±å‘Šã•ã‚ŒãŸã€‚検査機関ã®æ¤œæŸ»ã§ã‚‚ã€ä¸–ç•Œåドーピング機関（ＷＡＤＡ）ãŒå®šã‚る基準値ã®å…ƒéœ²éµ¬ãŒï¼•å€ã€å…ƒç™½éœ²å±±ãŒï¼‘ï¼å€ã¨ã„ã†å¤§éº»æˆåˆ†ãŒæ¤œå‡ºã•ã‚ŒãŸã“ã¨ã‚‚ã‚ã‚Šã€ç†äº‹ä¼šã§è§£é›‡å‡¦åˆ†ã‚’å—ã‘ãŸã€‚ 　元露鵬ã¯å¼è·å£«ã‚’通ã˜ã¦è§£é›‡ã‚’ä¸å½“ã¨ã—ã€æ³•çš„手段ã«è¨´ãˆã‚‹ã“ã¨ã‚’示唆ã—ã¦ã„ã‚‹ãŒã€å…ƒç™½éœ²å±±ã¯è‡ªèº«ã®æ°—æŒã¡ã‚’明らã‹ã«ã—ã¦ã„ãªã„。ãã‚Œã§ã‚‚å‰æ—¥ã®ç¾½ç¹”ã¯ã‹ã¾å§¿ã‹ã‚‰ã‹ã‘離れãŸå§¿ã«é–¢å–ã®é¢å½±ã¯èªã¿å–ã‚Œãªã‹ã£ãŸã€‚ 　åŒã˜ãƒã‚·ã‚¢å‡ºèº«ã§å¤§éº»æ‰€æŒå®¹ç–‘ã§é€®æ•ã•ã‚ŒãŸå…ƒå¹•å†…若ノ鵬ãŒã€æ¦è”µå·ç†äº‹é•·ã«å¾©å¸°ã‚’懇願ã—ãŸãŒæ‹’å¦ã•ã‚Œã‚‹ãªã©ã€ç½®ã‹ã‚ŒãŸçŠ¶æ³ã¯åŽ³ã—ã„。四é¢æ¥šæŒï¼ˆãã‹ï¼‰ã®ãƒã‚·ã‚¢äººå…„弟ã®ã‚ã™ã¯è¦‹ãˆãªã„ http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080910-00000028-sanspo-spo Only the guy that possessed got arrested. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I'm just so shocked. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 that makes more sense tson, thanks for the jap version Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 You are a professional athlete and you are being watched. whether you agree or not Japan is strict with their laws. It allows us to live in this bubble of safety. Anything from drinking and driving, to a car accident, a fight or drugs or etc. Is treated very harshly here. You can disagree but that is just Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
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