Posted on 02/05/2009 5:44:13 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Those are all your words, mine was he is a functioning moron and far from being any ones hero. He swims fast, big, deal!!!
I bet none of them were cases where all they had was a picture of someone smoking pot at a party and a partial confession. As a criminal defense attorney I have handled thousands of pounds worth of drug cases, including countless simple possession cases. I've never had a case, nor have I ever heard of one where they busted someone under these circumstances. The maximum fine in South Carolina is $570. What on Earth are they going to gain by busting this kid? They'd end up with a media circus on their hands and spend way more on this case than they'll ever collect in fines. This kid is already losing more than they could ever take from him with his suspension and lost endorsements. It would be stupid to charge him. It would only be about some media whore sheriff getting his fifteen minutes of fame.
Best yet.
The guy had a valuable opportunity and he threw it away by using bad judgment and breaking the law. If he is corrected it may turn his life around and be the best thing for him.
I guess if he was slop-butt drunk he would be given a free pass. Nice double standard we got going on here.
I doubt, even in our drug nazi culture, the police would ever pursue a case based on a photo. It's not worth the waste of money and law enforcement to go after someone like this anyway. He's not a threat to society.
You think an arrest and a $570 fine is going to correct him? Come on. That’s a slap on the wrist for most people. He has millions, so it will be even less than a slap on the wrist for him. The damage to Phelps from this is already done. Arrest or no arrest, he’s already losing sponsors. He’s already been suspended. It would be a complete waste of government resources to arrest him for this now.
Parents are role models, not Athletes. When you have to resort to athletes, of all people as role models, you have become a failure as a parent.
And banks lend money... big deal... yet they get free money because they are “to big to fail”
> Parents are role models, not Athletes. When you have to resort to athletes, of all people as role models, you have become a failure as a parent.
I dunno about that. It is true that parents must be good role models (it ought to go without saying but it sadly doesn’t) but there isn’t anything at all wrong with Athletes being good role models, too.
For example, I try to be a good dad and role model for my son. I would still be honored to have my son look up to Sean Fitzpatrick the legendary NZ rugby player. He is a good role model for any kid to have.
As many of those good influences as is possible, I’m grateful for. Every parent should be glad of any positive reinforcement they can get.
Top performing athletes should be exceptional role models. It goes with the territory.
Please don't cheapen that term by relating it to a dope head.
Just remember that some of America's founding fathers were hemp farmers. George Washington wrote about it. They used it for medicine, and drafts of The Constitution were written on hemp paper. Early US money was printed on hemp, and the US government used to encourage the growth of it until around WW2, and the US military has made uniforms out of hemp.
Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country.-- Thomas Jefferson
I agree with you. Everyone should be a role model, but I’m not going to expect that out of an athlete. Maybe we should be able to, but I don’t get my hopes up. Tim Teebow is my favorite sports personality, btw. God bless.
There goes the “Pot ruins your lungs” argument.
Teebow=Tebow. DOH!
The good news for Phelps is the Dallas Cowboys are interested in him.
‘Totally agree with you ~ Phelps owes his country BIG TIME as a role model and, boy, did he ever blow it. I’d love to hear what his mother has to say about this.
You come from a unique perspective and seem to see this more clearly than many Americans. You obviously have character and honor.
(Big Grin!) Thankyou!
It probably seems a bit old fashioned, but I think most New Zealanders would subscribe to that perspective. We love our sports, and we really love to win -- especially over the Australians -- and we love our teams to be the long shot, the under-dogs. When they win, we look to them as role models. And we despise teams or athletes who cheat: we have a long memory, and it lasts for years and years and years...
(If you want to see a Kiwi froth at the mouth and go rabid and totally lose the plot, ask him or her about the 1981 underarm bowling incident. It happened during a cricket game against Australia...)
I fail to see the conduct of a dope head as it relates to banks, unless you are saying you think the ceo’s are a bunch of dope heads. If that is true you may be on to something, are on something.
I think it is all about giving the message that illegal drugs are just that, illegal, and anybody messing with them will be prosecuted regardless of who he is, or how much money he has... My daughter is a sophomore at USC-Columbia and I'm glad the local sheriff is standing up and enforcing the law.
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