Drunk toilet photo gets three kicked off Olympic team

Three New Zealand swimmers were kicked off their Olympic swim team this week. Dean Kent, Corney Swanepoel, and Cameron Gibson were booted from the Olympic Village before the closing ceremonies and not allowed to participate in a final team function -- not because they took steroids or held up a convenience store, but because they took a picture of one of their teammates on the toilet [1].

The unnamed athlete, who was said to be a male junior member of the team, got drunk at a social function and was embarrassed by the circulation of the photo of him on the pot afterward. Team executive Mike Byrne made the final decision to suspend the three swimmers.

Said Byrne, "I'm just really keen to make sure something silly like this doesn't overshadow the incredible performances that they had."

Do you think this was the appropriate action for taking a picture of a trashed teammate on the shitter?