Originally posted by: puffff
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: mryellow2
The American fixation on the demonization of marijuana is ridiculous.
It has nothing to do with that. It's illegal. And it's against IOC rules. It should be legal, but its not. So you have to play by the rules.
As government governs only by the consent of the governed, bad laws cannot be changed and injustice cannot be righted if the people consent to "playing by the rules" even as they know certain rules are wrong.
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False.
No offense, but I think it takes a bit more than just saying "false" to prove Thoreau wrong. Particularly when the linked essay there has been credited with freeing whole nations and peoples.
So not being able to smoke pot is an injustice? Don't get me wrong, marijuana, prostitution, and gambling should all be legal. But there's no injustice if they're not.
There is injustice when one is prosecuted for doing something that should be legal.
Phelps wont get prosecuted for doing marijuana. He's got too much going for him now, people will overlook it due to his celebrity status. There have been too many athletes who have openly admitted to using drugs and never seen a charge brought against them.
His problem is that it is against IOC (
International Olympic Committee) rules to be using marijuana. Other countries around the world arent putting him on the same pedestal we are. They'd love nothing more to see him and the US knocked down another notch. And so if he gets banned from the 2012 olympics, his legacy will forever be tainted. People will remember an athlete who never reached his potential because of self inflicted wounds. It's not hard to avoid weed. Millions of people in this country have enough control and never touched the stuff.
Phelps will still live a blessed life. He just may not achieve all that he could have.