Michael Phelps got back in the training pool
Posted by: Fashion Blog on: February 6, 2009
Michael Phelps got back in the training pool on Tuesday but he isn’t out of hot water yet. South Carolina’s The State newspaper reports that criminal charges may be filed against him after British tabloid News of the World published a cover shot of the 23-year-old Olympic superstar sucking up a bong hit of marijuana.
The photo was allegedly taken at a University of South Carolina house party — and they don’t take kindly to dope smokers in those parts. A rep for the sheriff’s office told The State:
The bottom line is, if he broke the law, and he did it in Richland County, he’s going to be charged.”
Many people — like Ashton Kutcher — are calling it no big deal, and the sponsors who pay him $100 million to be a role model have indicated he won’t be penalized.
We think that sucks. Because it’s not just about a little pot.
Michael Phelps needs to man up and stop trying to palm off his repeated bad behavior as “youthful and inappropriate,” as he characterized it in his public statement.
His party-time girlfriend, Caz Pal, was featured in sexy nude photos all over the Internet (not to mention soft-porn model shots for Beverly Hills Pimps & Hos). That’s not “youthful and inappropriate.” That’s just plain sleazy.
Plus he has a history of drunk driving, for which he was busted in 2004. He was 18. That’s not “youthful and inappropriate.” That’s extremely dangerous. He’s lucky he didn’t kill anybody.
And coddling him won’t make it any safer.
We think he should be treated like anybody else and pay the price for his behavior. What do you think?
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