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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin
Perhaps I am dead wrong, but the fact that people are using the excuse "Phelps is a role model" as a reason for people to be upset is just...well plain silly.
I mean, fuck yeah, famous people smoke pot! Because pot is harmless in moderation.
What I am trying to say is Phelps should rise to the occasion and be the role model that says the honest truth which is that a little pot never stopped him from reaching his Olympic dreams, winning 14 gold medals, uniting America during the lame ass Olympics, sparking patriotism, and yada yada.
Carl Sagan and Barack Obama have smoked pot. One has his legacy forever etched in stone and the other is the current US President.
Seriously. Pot. In. Moderation. Is. Harmless.
Get that D.A.R.E. all-drugs-are-100%-bad shit out of our public schools. Stop LYING to the kids.
We are a nation that does not put down heavy drinking (there is a sociology OF drinking for effing sake), we don't condone smoking, and EVERYTHING has caffeine in it.
If someone wants to toke up every once in a while, even if they are a famous athlete-role-model: let them.
Also, this was done at a party on his free time. I don't think it is anyone's business.
The saddest thing is that Phelps bent over and apologized. For all we know he was smoking tobacco out of that bong. I'd like to see that picture stand in a court of law.
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To me the argument isn't about pot's effects or dangers, its about what is or is not acceptable by law. He basically admitted to pot smoking in the statement, and he should be reprimanded for it LEGALLY. Its the LAW and we cannot pick and choose which laws we want to enforce.
If you have a problem with the law, work to change it, but there is no excuse for breaking the law regardless of personal opinion. The law doesn't care what you think as an individual or even group, it just cares about you behavior and whether or not it is in accordance with it. If you don;t like it, CHANGE IT, or else it simply is what it is. He broke the law, he got caught, and now he needs to face the consequences like a normal human being. Amd by the way, his apology was weak at best, and I would never describe it as "bending over".
The fact is my next door neighbor would likely get arrested and be fined and/or be put on probation for what Phelps did, and Phelps should not be given any kind of special treatment or even some silly rehab nonsense that only celebrities get from the courts. There is too much of that and it sends the wrong message.
Its is what it is, and I have no sympathy, even as a former pot smoker. There are consequences for actions, and he every well should have known what they were.