Why are Italian police getting involved in Olypmic doping cases?
98571
Doping is illegal and since the athletes and the Olympic games are in Italy, their police are getting involved. Just like the police here in the US would get involved if it was here.
1031127
This is bigger than Festina. I just hope that the evidence they have against these riders that are being booted from the tour is unquestionable. \n\nCycling has a big problem and it must purge itself of this drug habit. The thing of it is, if everyone was clean then the favoured riders would probably still be Ullrich and Basso. Because of this culture of acceptance in cycling, the riders are put into this position of "well if he is doing it, then I must also". \n\nI am not making excuses for the riders. I think the ban should be doubled to 4 years and if they are guilty, then get them out. Have no mercy on the cheats. If they can prove that Ullrich was cheating when he won the Tour of Switzerland this year, take that win (and any money earned) from him, same for Basso and the Giro. \n\nGreg Lemond is starting to sound less and less like a cranky old fart and more and more like an experienced old soldier - who might know a thing or two.
988750
I don't think it's corruption, who would dare with there already being a scandal in Italy?  Inept is the right word, the officiating has been horrible, the worst I've seen.  The Koreans benefited from it in the match with France when the french made a goal that wasn't counted, this time they were on the losing end.
1162784
I think that there is some underground organization that controls the outcome of the games.  Money has to be involved.  That is my take on the whole referee thing.
1016094
The best group to call is the State Police, corruption section.  They deal directly with this type of crime.  Outside of this the DEA has jurisdiction over drug cases in the U.S.  They would be very interested in this case and would seriously investigate and prosecute anyone involved.  Send them the proof that you have and they will act.
949164
being "made" has to do with the mafia...it's not an italian honour but rather a thug honour
982447
they take bribes and arrest innocent people, so why would you want to be in the police. although police acadamy must be good cos they made 7 films about it
584697
imstillsandy has it right. PI's also will spend their time delving deeper into murder, arson, disappearance, or other investigations than the police, who work for ALL the public can, due to lack of time, money or manpower. They are sometimes bonded to do polygraph tests, and usually are notary publics!
397538
I don't really think that the police do not do enough by choice.  I think it is because the liberals are so concerned with the rights of the criminals, the police are seriously bogged down in rules and regulations, while the criminals just do whatever they want to.  They get accused of "harassing" "innocent" people "just because they are hanging with known criminals". Well, news flash - if you know someone is a criminal, you know they have hurt innocent people, and you are hanging with them and acting like it's cool with you, you are NOT innocent.  You are aiding the criminal.  Any time there is a car chase, the police, not the criminals, are blamed by the ignorant liberals who do not comprehend that the cops were doing their job chasing the criminal, and that the criminal was the one causing the danger by fleeing.
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Italian Police are investigating this as an attempted suicide.\n\nThe attempt has been linked to the current ongoing investigation regarding possible match fixing amongst Italy's top clubs including Juventus, of which Pessotto is the current General Manager. Even though he is not implicated in the scandal, he was said to be feeling the strain and feeling depressed about the situation.\n\nPessotto's wife Reana said he was unhappy with his role at the club and had been suffering from depression.\n"He kept telling me that there was too much difference between being on the field and behind a desk," she said.\n\nPessotto was taken to a Turin hospital on Tuesday with multiple fractures after falling an estimated 15 metres from a second-storey window. He was reported to have been clutching a set of rosary beads.
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Yes I agree that the Italian made the most of his fall (Dive) but the Australian defender (Lucas Neill) should have stayed on his feet, by going to ground he gave the Italian the oppertunity to fall over him and the Referee was conned \nBut in FOOTBALL (Not Soccer Please) any attacker will take advantage of a defenders mistake.\nThe Mafia link is just not even worth answering.... NO CHANCE\n\nBTW Italy were hard done by too by the referee who wrongly sent off Matterazi it should only have been a Yellow Card so I don't think he favoured either team
307590
because they are italian
971543
I think it is common today what you are saying. I hear stories like this a lot, and it's not getting better. They do stick up for each other and in a way I don't blame them. They have a tough job that I know I wouldn't want. I will say there are a lot of good Cops that get a bad reputation because of the bad ones. What would help is every six months have them take Drug tests, and a polygraph test.
869222
Such things fall under the jurisdiction of the home country of the host site, and not all countries are quite so keen on trying to bust pedophiles (though this is starting to change). Interpol can get involved, but their resources are stretched rather thin with other criminal activities.
307416
because bootleggers used to sup up there cars\nto out run the cops and it eventually turned into a competition
92489
Partly because of interference from the civic officials who oversee them - law and order is a lot of what elected politicians make their stock in trade, and so interfere a lot to be seen doing something.\n\nAnd also because police unions tend to be quite powerful and influential with the public.
177371
Looking to get even with an italian family?\nThere are hitmen who have ways of finding people who don't want to be found.\n\nSopranos rule!