Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
The Italian authorities opened a CRIMINAL investigation of Armstrong because of something he said to an Italian rider in a race in France. Where did the Italian police get the idea they have jurisdiction over something that happened outside of Italy? And when did a conversation become a crime?
Who knows why Armstrong enters or does not enter a race? But, the re-emergence of fascist police tactics in Italy is not going to make the Giro more attractive to any riders.
I am stunned...we agree...
BTW, having lived in Europe, they do not have the same legal approach as we do...good or bad the location of the incident has nada to do with their "involvement"...
But then they can search a rider's room in the middle of the night without probable cause or a warrant. And that's only the beginning.