Phelps photographed smoking pot?

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i too am a little suprised he owned up to this. that pic could be of millions of different people and doesn't really look like him at all. i guess kudos to him for fessing up and taking the heat.
 
its him.

this is legit news.

his PR team offered whoever had it a big amount of money to not release this but were turned down lol
 
I agree that folks shouldn't drive while high, that is just a bad idea, even if it is just up to the local mini mart for your dorito run. It isn't the same as somebody driving drunk, but it's still a bad idea to really drive under the influence of anything that can slow your reactions/attention span. Cars are seriously dangerous as is even in the hands of sober folks (if you drive the freeways in Portland every day you know what I mean.) Throw in intoxicants, and it is a bad scenario.
 
Alcohol and prescription drugs are legal when used as they're meant. Marijuana is not, even if it has "never killed anyone in the history of the world". If you want it to be legal, watch the AfterSchool Special version of "How a Bill Becomes Law" and try to make a difference. Or, you could look at case studies of other places marijuana is legal, like Amsterdam, and take a look at whether or not society there has improved from allowing more freedom for hedonistic pleasures.

If your statistics are correct, 1M people are arrested for marijuana , and taxpayers pay $1B to incarcerate 5% of them? What's happening to the other 95%? Are they being fined? Probation? Community service? Lots of people speed, too...and they generally get fined. I don't know what it's like to do drugs, but I wonder about the validity of arguments from people who are deliberately seeking to break the law for personal pleasure. :dunno:
 
Michael Phelps = Straight up bitch. He should have not apologized for smoking the ganja, we need to legalize it. Making him say its "regrettable"? Fuck that, part of life son!
 
hasoos said:
I agree that folks shouldn't drive while high, that is just a bad idea, even if it is just up to the local mini mart for your dorito run. It isn't the same as somebody driving drunk, but it's still a bad idea to really drive under the influence of anything that can slow your reactions/attention span. Cars are seriously dangerous as is even in the hands of sober folks (if you drive the freeways in Portland every day you know what I mean.) Throw in intoxicants, and it is a bad scenario.
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very bad scenario. I'm generally for the legalization of drugs for reasons others have listed, but I'm also for the increasing of penalties for DUI's of any form. In no way shape or form is it okay to endanger the lives of others by getting behind the wheel loaded. I've lost friends, family, and a 9 year old neighbor to drunk drivers. I also think talking on the cell without a headset should be made illegal like they just did here in California... those people are distracted and dangerous. I read a study a few years back that detailed statistics showing fatal accidents in CA were 5 times as likely to be caused by someone on their cell then someone under the influence of intoxicants. Hang up and drive!

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
very bad scenario. I'm generally for the legalization of drugs for reasons others have listed, but I'm also for the increasing of penalties for DUI's of any form. In no way shape or form is it okay to endanger the lives of others by getting behind the wheel loaded. I've lost friends, family, and a 9 year old neighbor to drunk drivers. I also think talking on the cell without a headset should be made illegal like they just did here in California... those people are distracted and dangerous. I read a study a few years back that detailed statistics showing fatal accidents in CA were 5 times as likely to be caused by someone on their cell then someone under the influence of intoxicants. Hang up and drive!

STOMP
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I think that is part of the problem with Law enforcement of said substances. For instance, you can test to see if I have THC in my system, and all they can figure out is yes, I had THC in my system within the last so many days. But that is really hard to prove it was in my system at the time of being pulled over. How many courts would convict somebody if the evidence was "Well we can prove they had THC in their system sometime during the past 30 or 60 days, but not at the time of this incident in particular." There is no breathalyzer.

My main thing is, prohibition has never worked, and it never will. So quit blowing our money on it, and spend it instead on education. People will make their choices as they will.

Secondly, right now the only place to get your buds is often the same place as other illegal stuff is sold, which exposes many people to much harsher drugs with a lot higher danger to the user. If you take the profit out of it by making it something you can buy at a store or liquor store, then many people would not be exposed to that type of element.

Lastly there is always an element in that world of the occasional, rare, Marijuana which has been laced with another drug which is more dangerous, such as PCP or cocaine. By regulating it, that problem goes out the window.

There are so many legitimate busineses that could be started and be providing a big boost to the economy if they would just realize that regulation is the solution, not prohibition.
 
hasoos said:
I think that is part of the problem with Law enforcement of said substances. For instance, you can test to see if I have THC in my system, and all they can figure out is yes, I had THC in my system within the last so many days. But that is really hard to prove it was in my system at the time of being pulled over. How many courts would convict somebody if the evidence was "Well we can prove they had THC in their system sometime during the past 30 or 60 days, but not at the time of this incident in particular." There is no breathalyzer.
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true, enforcement is a problem. But smelling like pot and having bloodshot eyes is often used as evidence, as is a smoldering roach/pipe.

Regardless, be safe people :)

STOMP
 
istolebillwaltonsbike said:
I had a friend who is / was (lost touch with him) in jail for killing two other friends and putting another in a wheel chair while driving high. He admitted he shouldn't have been driving because of how much pot he smoked.
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Yes, but I don't think that is the point he was making. The point he is making is that smoking pot itself is not the health risk that it is made out to be.
 
I just saw some Sherrif is going to see if he can press charges. Good luck with that, considering you can't prove a number of vital points needed for conviction.
 
Phelps is suspended and loses a key sponsor
The Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps, who was photographed inhaling from a marijuana pipe, has lost a major sponsorship deal and has been suspended from competition for three months.

Kellogg, a U.S. food company, said Thursday that it would not renew its contract with Phelps when their deal expires at the end of February. It would not disclose the value of its contract.

Later Thursday, USA Swimming suspended Phelps for three months.

"Michael's most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of Kellogg," Susanne Norwitz, a spokeswoman for the company, said in a statement.

USA Swimming publicly reprimanded Phelps, who won eight medals at the Beijing Games, temporarily withdrawing its financial support to him and barring him from competition through early May. Phelps receives a monthly stipend of $1,750 from the organization. The national and world championships will be held in the summer.

"We decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and hero," the organization said in a statement.

Phelps's agent, Drew Johnson, also released a statement, saying that Phelps accepted and understood the decisions. "He feels bad he let anyone down," the statement said. "He's also encouraged by the thousands of comments he's received from his fans and the support from his many sponsors. He intends to work hard to regain everyone's trust."

Darryl Seibel, a spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee, said that USOC officials were willing to work with Phelps to ensure that he does not repeat his misstep.

Kellogg, which has featured Phelps on its Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes cereal boxes, is the first company to drop Phelps after a British tabloid last weekend published a photograph of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

Phelps, 23, admitted that the photo, taken at a student party, was authentic. He subsequently apologized, calling his behavior "inappropriate."

Several of his sponsors - including Speedo and Omega - have accepted his apology. Others, including Visa and Subway, have not taken a position.

Phelps's actions have already put a dent into his sponsorship money, which some marketing experts say could reach $100 million in his lifetime.
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Well maybe when they legalize, and they are selling boxes of sugar frosted greenbud wafers, they can bring him back!:ghoti:
 
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