Marion Jones Track Superstar

     In the documentary about the track superstar Marion Jones, it tells us the story about what she went through after taking PED's. Marion Jones was a track winning 5 Olympic medals, 3 gold and 2 bronze in the Sydney Olympic Games. Yet no one knew that she took performance enhancing drug from a man named Victor which owned a protein company. This was not the first time that Victors company was connected with giving PED's to outstanding athletes, his business was then raided and searched, which was when they then found the files about giving drugs to Marion Jones and other athletes. Marion Jones had everything that she could want, a family, money, and does what she loves doing for a living but then in the end lost everything because of them. Throughout her career people was drug test her before events but not finding a thing, eventually she was asked during a session with the press if she has ever taken PED's or if she ever will. She then responded with a simple no I never will and never have, yet not knowing that the FBI had the information they needed. Marion was then contacted by a friend letting her know that she is going to be talked to about this, just letting her know. Jones was then brought to a questioning room where she was then asked question after question for two and a half hours. Eventually they took out a bag inside a bag with a small bottle in it. The question then arose asking her if she knew what this was, and she replied with a simple no, but in the inside she knew that she was lying. She was then notified saying that they have the files and evidence of her using the drugs. She then revealed to the public letting everyone know that "She has betrayed their trust," which everyone was then in shock with. A lot of people sad, not mad at her but just sad because she had everything and just went and screwed up. She then served 6 months in prison, yet it wasn't like a normal prison, it was like a "Martha Stewart" Prison. In prison a women attacked her and she was then sent to Solitary Confinement for 43 days, where she would run in place and just act like she was training to pass the time. Once jail time was over she was given another chance in the WNBA, which sadly did not end well when she was cut next season.

Analysis :

     In my opinion I agree that she was treated unfairly and that she was cornered during the "interview." I feel this was because its different cause shes black, if she was white this may have been a different story. Overall she was an amazing athlete and she made a mistake, yet people need to understand that she was just trying to protect herself. Yet with the FBI they did the right thing, they brought the proof and showed her what she's done and why its wrong, which it was. So with that being said I do feel as if she was treated fairly and was not cornered.