re: #318 RogueOne

Wow, didn’t realize Aussie sphincters were so damn tight. I thought they were supposed to be a country full of roughnecks?

Morning. So, let me think about this for a moment. It wasn’t something decided by the Australian parliament so it’s a little difficult to categorize this as being the result of tight “Aussie sphincters.” Adding to this is that the Olympics are supposed to be a family event made for the viewing and admiration of young children who see the athletes as role models. Also, as representatives of their nation, Australia, there’s a certain level of decorum or respect that should be paid for their nation.

The photo can be seen here and you can see D’Arcy on the left holding the handguns in what could be described as “gang mode” or a criminal. D’Arcy already has had a run in with the law due to an assault:

On 31 March 2008, D’Arcy was charged with assault after a brawl with former Commonwealth Games triple gold medalist Simon Cowley on the night of D’Arcy’s naming in the Australian Olympic team. He was later charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. On 3 April 2008, a second athlete, Tim Peach, came forward claiming he was also assaulted by D’Arcy. D’Arcy was granted conditional bail to appear in court on 21 April 2008. He pled guilty to one charge of recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm, the victim suffered fractures to his jaw, eye socket, hard palate, cheek bone and nose.

On 18 April, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) dropped D’Arcy from its 2008 Olympic team, claiming that the swimmer had brought the team into disrepute. D’Arcy subsequently appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which confirmed the AOC’s decision. However, CAS also found that the decision to expel D’Arcy should not have been made solely by the President of the AOC John Coates, but instead by the entire AOC Board. The AOC Board subsequently unanimously decided to withdraw D’Arcy’s membership from the team on 11 June 2008…