Unfortunately, it seems to be standard for people to start spraying venom long before any verdict--be it related to doping or some other legal matter--is passed. It doesn't matter where people from, their reactions and actions seem to be similar. With respect to doping, way too many people think they've got all the evidence and truth just because they read an article or saw something on the internet. The reality all too often is that the alleged evidence and truth they see is only what their bias lets them see. You could lay a bonafide fact right in their laps, and they'd refuse to see it or acknowledge that it's there if it doesn't fit their preconceived notions and/or bias. This bias pervades the media and the officials who are charged with leading a group (like officials from UCI and WADA in the case of cycling, as well as others in influential positions. Hell, it damn well seems as if people are found guilty before evidence is even heard or a verdict is reached in court in some ruling body's regulatory process. Just as there are no doubt cyclists who have doped who haven't been caught, I am pretty damned confident there are riders who've been sanctioned who weren't guilty of what they were charged.
