I don’t understand all the excuses for him. He’s 23 not 15, he’s supposed to be training for the next Olympics, it’s illegal, it’s against everything he’s trained for his whole life.
He’s a great example of what not to do when you get a little fame.
He’s already been through this once before, when at 19 he ran a stop sign at a high speed, and was arrested for DUI.
He won’t need to worry about the 2012 Olympics now. Might as well light another bong - he’s done. Assumng of course the Olympic Committee follows its own policies.
Yep Michael, you are 23 and you had a youthful indiscretion. Hope it was worth the consequences.
Well, I didn’t know about his drunken driving conviction, but I still say this is much ado about nothing. The guy worked incredibly hard for many years. He accomplished quite a bit at a very young age. But smoking dope at 23 is not a big deal- I mean, you guys sound like Joe Friday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Twre6ItGEI
actually, do we know where the picture was taken? was it in amsterdam? or another country that may have legalized pot?
and another thing... no one is complaining about the backstabbing ‘friend’ that took the picture. if this kind of thing isn’t stopped (we see celebs with this happening quite a bit)... then it will drive all celebs into isolation in order to avoid anything embarrassing. and i mean anything. look at paris hilton’s prison stay. she was afraid to urinate in her cell as she thought the guards would take pictures and sell them to the tabloids (which happened any how)
as a country we should be slamming the lamers that take the photos, not the ones being exploited. and where is the protection for those being exploited for money against their will? where are the consent forms?
The ankle biting libertarians are for pot smoking and porn and whatever that makes you feel good, no laws no regulation, no age limits.