Michael Phelps gets caught smoking marijuana...

[Newby]

... photo proof of it.

What happens to him?

Everyone supports him.

Moral of the story? If you get caught smoking marijuana, you don't even get a slap on the wrist if you're famous.

[Warrior]

Good. We need Aquaman to win us some more medals.

[Hitmen]

Moral of the story? If you get caught smoking marijuana, you don't even get a slap on the wrist if you're famous.

myspace and stuff like that is loaded with people posting pictures of themselves taking bong hits. I don't see anything happening to them either. Should they make an example of him because he is famous?

[Towelie]

... photo proof of it.

What happens to him?

Everyone supports him.

Moral of the story? If you get caught smoking marijuana, you don't even get a slap on the wrist if you're famous.

Hahahahahaha. That is pretty awesome.

[Quik]

Good, nothing should happen to him, because all he did was smoke some weed. At least he admitted to it, since the picture isn't really proof of much.

[Armin]

I like when public icons challenge the status quo. That aside, he's a moron for smoking in front of people he obviously can't trust. If he smoked in front of me, I'd definitely snap a picture and sell it to a magazine.

[Rule]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

[warz]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

THEY ARE!

[Towelie]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

Its obvious that sitting on a couch kills people

[CrAz3D]

email I just sent to the sheriff:

You, sir, are a moron.  I hope you lose your badge in the next election (or however you wormed your way into office).

Email him too: sheriff@rcsd.net

[iago]

I'm sure he feels terrible.

[Armin]

What sheriff are you talking about...?

[iago]

I'm sure he feels terrible.

I meant the Sheriff, incidentally, I should have quoted.

[CrAz3D]

What sheriff are you talking about...?

whoopsies:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,487304,00.html

Sheriff in SC wants to charge Phelps.

[Warrior]

foxnews

[truste1]

foxnews

[Joe]

foxnews lol

Fixed.

[Krazed]

It'd be cool if he turns this into a "If I can smoke pot and be this good at sports, how bad can it truly be?" campaign. People make smoking pot in to way too much more then it is.

[Warrior]

well to be fair
phelps has webbed feet

[Rule]

It'd be cool if he turns this into a "If I can smoke pot and be this good at sports, how bad can it truly be?" campaign. People make smoking pot in to way too much more then it is.

I agree, in the past (mostly), some people blew pot smoking way out of proportion (e.g. 20 year prison sentences, etc).  But this event doesn't really say anything about pot (successful people have also been caught doing heroin, cocaine, meth, etc.).  And I doubt he wants to turn into some poster boy for marijuana smoking.

Also, Ross Rebliati already went through something like this... except in his situation, his gold medal was stripped, and then there was this big debate, and it was given back. So really, his situation should have gotten a LOT more attention than the Phelps one.

People are just irrationally obsessed with Phelps.  In any case, I think this will blow over pretty quickly.

[truste1]

It'd be cool if he turns this into a "If I can smoke pot and be this good at sports, how bad can it truly be?" campaign. People make smoking pot in to way too much more then it is.

But this is not true for everyone. I think marijuana has it's uses, but if Phelps smoked pot everyday I doubt he'd be an Olympic Gold medalist. Not because of physiological factors, but just because the contentedness it provides drives down motivation.

[Rule]

It'd be cool if he turns this into a "If I can smoke pot and be this good at sports, how bad can it truly be?" campaign. People make smoking pot in to way too much more then it is.

But this is not true for everyone. I think marijuana has it's uses, but if Phelps smoked pot everyday I doubt he'd be an Olympic Gold medalist. Not because of physiological factors, but just because the contentedness it provides drives down motivation.

Uhh... yeah, in his case, because of physiological factors, in addition to motivation.  When you're winning races by 1/100th of a second, smoking daily (pot or cigarettes) would destroy your career.

[truste1]

What I'm saying is, at his level of fitness, smoking isn't going to have a negative effect on his body (or at least not a noticeable one.) That is if he kept with his routine. But if he was, for instance, smoking daily he probably won't keep with his fitness routine. It's just another example of something that is negative when overused, but acceptable in moderation.

[CrAz3D]

...and it's a personal choice to use ____________ in moderation

[Chavo]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

[Sidoh]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

icwydt.

[CrAz3D]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

I know you can commit genocide, but how do you use it?  I guess for political capital (sieg heil bitch!)

[Chavo]

Anytime you feel like working on that ignore mod, Sidoh

[Sidoh]

Anytime you feel like working on that ignore mod, Sidoh

>.>

I'm working on some homework currently.  I'll try to get to it afterwards?

[Explicit]

Anytime you feel like working on that ignore mod, Sidoh

>.>

I'm working on some homework currently. I'll try to get to it afterwards?

Get it done after.

[Hitmen]

...and it's a personal choice to use ____________ in moderation

ooh I know, flamethrowers! (someone sent me that link earlier, site looks NSWF-ish)

[truste1]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

what if the group is infected with a deadly communicable disease?

[Sidoh]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

what if the group is infected with a deadly communicable disease?

Quarantine?

[rabbit]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

what if the group is infected with a deadly communicable disease?

Quarantine?

Yeah!  Black people spread AIDS and war, and what did we do?  We stuck them in Africa and Camden!

[iago]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

what if the group is infected with a deadly communicable disease?

Quarantine?

Yeah!  Black people spread AIDS and war, and what did we do?  We stuck them in Africa and Camden!

And the white house!

[Joe]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

what if the group is infected with a deadly communicable disease?

Quarantine?

Yeah!  Black people spread AIDS and war, and what did we do?  We stuck them in Africa and Camden!

And the white house!

LOL

[Punk]

...and it's a personal choice to use _genocide_ in moderation

Hmm, it seems that your philosophy is flawed.

what if the group is infected with a deadly communicable disease?

Quarantine?

Yeah!  Black people spread AIDS and war, and what did we do?  We stuck them in Africa and Camden!

And the white house!

That made my day.

[Furious]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

They're both illegal and that's all that matters.

Edited: Jeez, I didn't read the dates on the posts. MAH BAD

[iago]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

They're both illegal and that's all that matters.

I understand what you're saying, but compare it to, say, murder or rape. They're also illegal, but they aren't comparable offences.

(well, maybe murder + DUI are, in a way, but that's besides the point )

[Furious]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

They're both illegal and that's all that matters.

I understand what you're saying, but compare it to, say, murder or rape. They're also illegal, but they aren't comparable offences.

(well, maybe murder + DUI are, in a way, but that's besides the point )

People who get drunk at parties don't always stay there until they sober up, people that get high at parties don't always stay they until they come down from it.  I've had to have full out fights with friends who were high / drunk so many times to let me drive them home.

[iago]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

They're both illegal and that's all that matters.

I understand what you're saying, but compare it to, say, murder or rape. They're also illegal, but they aren't comparable offences.

(well, maybe murder + DUI are, in a way, but that's besides the point )

People who get drunk at parties don't always stay there until they sober up, people that get high at parties don't always stay they until they come down from it.  I've had to have full out fights with friends who were high / drunk so many times to let me drive them home.

That isn't at all what you said in your post. You said that they're comparable because they're both illegal "and that's all that matters".

As I said, I understand what you're saying, but I don't think you're saying it correctly.

[Rule]

Did anyone watch the video clip on that site Newby linked? lol.  Amazing how they seemed to think DUI and smoking weed at a party are somehow comparable offenses.

They're both illegal and that's all that matters.

All things that are illegal are equally bad? 

Also: There's a difference between drinking, and driving under influence.  Just like there's a difference between smoking pot, and driving high.  People who engage in A may do B, but that doesn't mean A is just as bad as B.

[Armin]

People who get drunk at parties don't always stay there until they sober up, people that get high at parties don't always stay they until they come down from it.  I've had to have full out fights with friends who were high / drunk so many times to let me drive them home.

“For each of 2,500 injured drivers presenting to a hospital, a blood sample was collected for later analysis.

There was a clear relationship between alcohol and culpability.  … In contrast, there was no significant increase in culpability for cannabinoids alone. While a relatively large number of injured drivers tested positive for cannabinoids, culpability rates were no higher than those for the drug free group.  This is consistent with other findings.”

Source: Logan, M.C., Hunter, C.E., Lokan, R.J., White, J.M., & White, M.A. (2000). The Prevalence of Alcohol, Cannabinoids, Benzodiazepines and Stimulants Amongst Injured Drivers and Their Role in Driver Culpability: Part II: The Relationship Between Drug Prevalence and Drug Concentration, and Driver Culpability.  Accident Analysis and Prevention, 32, 623-32.

ON-ROAD PERFORMANCE STUDIES

“Marijuana's effects on actual driving performance were assessed in a series of three studies wherein dose-effect relationships were measured in actual driving situations that progressively approached reality.

… THC's effects on road-tracking after doses up to 300 µg/kg never exceeded alcohol's at bacs of 0.08%; and, were in no way unusual compared to many medicinal drugs. Yet, THC's effects differ qualitatively from many other drugs, especially alcohol. Evidence from the present and previous studies strongly suggests that alcohol encourages risky driving whereas THC encourages greater caution, at least in experiments. Another way THC seems to differ qualitatively from many other drugs is that the formers users seem better able to compensate for its adverse effects while driving under the influence.”

Source: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Misc/driving/s1p2.htm

[M]arijuana's slight impairment on psychomotor skills generally falls within the range of safety Americans accept for prescription medications and other legal, potentially debilitating factors such as fatigue or cell phones.

Source: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5450#Crash

Leave your high friends alone.

[Quik]

Yeah, being high doesn't really impair driving, it just makes it take forever.

[truste1]

I think self-perception of driving impairment is higher than actual driving impairment.

[CrAz3D]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/16/michael.phelps/index.html

[truste1]

This has me thinking, because the Sheriff makes a good point, did they threaten to charge him in order to save face? They were going to be criticized either way, and they knew that, and this way they somewhat pleased both sides.

[Warrior]

like I said, the guy won eight damn gold medals, thats eight more gold medals than most people win in their life,  if he wants to smoke marijuana, we should only be asking "how much?"

[iago]

He needs a new shirt

[Sidoh]

He needs a new shirt

lolol

[deadly7]

He needs a new shirt

He spent all his clothing money on weed.

[truste1]

He needs a new shirt

He spent all his clothing money on weed.

[truste1]

He needs a new shirt

He spent all his clothing money on weed.

I don't know what this is or how I posted it.