Originally Posted by
Morning Glory
To play the devils advocate here, people seem to be forgetting that possession of marijuana is a crime. Why should someone be allowed to be photographed committing a criminal act and have no negative repercussions because of it?
On top of that it's against the rules of the Olympics and the national swim team. Phelps knowingly committed an action that could jeopardize his career, I don't really see how he has anyone else to blame for what is happening to him now.
I call it a double standard: people want to be treated special for what they do, but only if it is good. when it means that they have to be treated harsher than a normal person, they bitch and complain, why me? well, you can give back your 14 medals and sit around on the couch with all the other college kids and smoke pot all day if you don't like it. that's the price you pay.
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