Random Drug Testing, would you submit to it?

[brianlojeck]

I voted yes, but I'd gladly not have any testing if we just saw some freakin' common sense enforcement at the fields...

it drives me nuts smelling pot smoke in the dead zone, knowing that someone, somwhere on the field isn't in their right mind...

of course, I think we should keep stupid people off the field as well...

[MasonFootball89]

Id do anything

Ok for paintball to become an ollympic sport Id give any kinda sample they wanted but Id only want it for tourney players cause Im not sure on what he meant by tourny players does that mean just in general anyone who would participate in a tournament in the olympics or just like for any leagues small or large?

The only reason people usually dont want to give drug tests is because their doing drugs so ya know

[Thermus]

I'm willing to be that alot of paintball players, including the pros, would have some trouble with this.

[jesseyo13]

I said no, its none our buisness what someone does in their spair time and quite frankly I dont care. I do think that if you are obviosly on speed or weed that you shold not be allowd to play no matter what.

[tsc]

I agree wholly with thei3ug on this.

I'd pass any drug test given right now, and should hope those people operating HPA tanks would as well. It's a safety issue, as it is with any job or sport.

As for steroids/performance enhancers....no. Paintball isn't the type of sport where chemical enhancement would have that great of an effect on the player, so it would be useless to use them, first off, and secondly, useless to test for, if there is no effect on the outcome of the game.

[TraXeR]

Yes, mainly because I don't think playing under any influence, even after smoking marijuana, should be allowed. You should play as you are naturally, whether its something that enhances or takes away from your ability. Players should play at the top of their OWN performance at all times.

I would do it in a heartbeat, needles, hair test, urine sample. It doesn't bother me at all. I don't do drugs at all except caffiene (if that's REALLY a drug). And I don't want our sport being on national competition with dozens of other countries if we're allowed 'special' rules just to allow us on TV. I don't want to get paintball on TV THAT bad...

[tony3]

I said no, its none our buisness what someone does in their spair time and quite frankly I dont care. I do think that if you are obviosly on speed or weed that you shold not be allowd to play no matter what.

Theres a BIG difference between being under the influence of the drug at the field, or just doing when you arent at the field. I don't see anything wrong with smoking alittle weed on a friday and playing sunday. It won't affect the safety of others at all.

[Blazingace]

I work in Aviation. I laugh at random drup tests. Bring 'em on.

[CoFFeY[NiTrO]]

I would fail on the account of marijuana and ephedrine.


But that could be easily changed for the sake of paintball.

[Smitty2k1]

No, what people do in their own personal time is for them and them alone to worry about.

90% of the time drug tests are inappropriate (SP) for the situation and should not be used.

Again, what people do during their time off work or outside of the sport is their own choice.

Know your rights.

[TDonovan]

I'll take any kind of drug test for sports, school, work, the government, etc. It doesn't matter to me because I have nothing to hide.

Besides, if you take steroids or something like that to play paintball, you have some SERIOUS problems. While it's a problem no matter what sport you play, the only way I could see it helping out too much in paintball is the short distances from bunker to bunker.

Even then, with a little bit of work and conditioning, you'll be more than fast enough.

[JuggaloDave]

actually some drugs would help you. from the description i got about doing meth, it makes you totally aware of everything, cause your obviously speeding big time, and your eyeballs are floating around allover the place. weed on ther otherhand, i dont think i could play high, cause when i smoke, i smoke till i cant smoke no more, cause i cant move, so relaxed and perfect i couldnt play if i wanted to, that and it would hurt me as an effective player, instead of being intense i'd prolly trip over myself and start giggling.
i voted no on it though, just cause i dont belive weed is a real drug, and imo its wrong that they illegalize something god gaves us, its a wild growing plant, and it is there for us to use, just like the other legal herbal smokes i enjoy aswell. now if it was for, say smack, or coke or meth or somethin, then yeah, but most of those ppl are junkies by the time they start getting into that stuff, and dont really deserve to be alive cause they have no self controll and cant deal with life in general. if they legalize the weed though, or only test for active thc, rather the dormant thc thats just kinda chillin like sup in my fat than i'd be down, but the only way to test for active thc is a blood test, and i dont think i could give a blood test cause im a wuss

[SniperSmurf]

I, for one, would hate to have some dude suffering from a nasty case of "roid rage" come and try to bonus ball me to death... Or worse, whack me over the head with his barrel!

Did you all see the episode of South Park where Jimmy was taking Steroids? That was simply priceless...

[darwin]

Yeah i would,

They pulled this stuff at work. and it wasnt random is was pertty obvious when they started picking people buut i passed i hate the job and hoped to fail for an excuse to find a new one but for sport i love i would have no issue with it.

(assming it wass a tournment thing)

[breg]

Personally, I would in a heart beat. Niccotine and caffiene are totally legal. Though after last weekend my blood is 4 parts mountain dew...

As for others, I think for organized national level events, it would be a great idea. Local tournies, I really do not think that it would be feasible for them to do it.