Author: Pete R.
Date: 15:18:30 06/27/00
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On June 27, 2000 at 17:19:19, KarinsDad wrote: >I cannot decide (for my own opinion) whether Kasparov has great integrity since >he sticks to his guns with his innuendos about cheating even though his position >looks weak, or if he has a chink here in his armor concerning the DB team which >prevents him from admitting that he is probably mistaken. Consistency does not imply integrity. He is consistent. So is O.J. ;) But because he has no proof and no possibility of proof that anything untoward happened, it is in extremely poor taste to bring up suspicions that should be left private. My soccer story was in fun but it was a serious analogy. If a goalie were to slip at an inopportune moment, the thought may cross your mind that he was paid off. But to just say so in public because you are angry at the loss and want to put this possibility in people's minds as an excuse for the loss would be the height of poor taste. This is exactly what Kasparov has done and continues to do. He put a cloud over IBM's participation because he is a sore loser and his temper got the better of him. He had no right to do this without proof of impropriety. The burden of proof would not be on the goalie to prove that he didn't take a bribe, it would be on the one who suggests that something improper may have occurred. Poor sportsmanship, plain and simple, and perhaps more importantly, bad PR. Bad PR for him personally, for the game, and less chance of future man-machine matchups of that magnitude.
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