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Originally posted by Fleabittenif pot was legalised they would be selling it, in fact if sin was a product they would sell that too, they would sell their own souls for a few bucks
Seeing as his pot use would be considered detrimental to their product sales by his sponsors, then that's exactly what they're worrying about.
A bad example for kids consuming their products?
Come on, American kids crowd Cancún, Tijuana or other Mexican paradise to get fully hammered with booze and drugs, get banged or bang whatever it moves... Phelps should be the poster boy of American youth!
The message is: get hammered and party hard... then win Olympic medals. Impossible is nothing!
Originally posted by eamon oIn all likelihood, true. But legality isn't necessarily the issue. It's the potential negative publicity surrounding the incident to which the product makers are sensitive.
if pot was legalised they would be selling it, in fact if sin was a product they would sell that too, they would sell their own souls for a few bucks
For a rough analogy, look back to the Don Imus incident. While stupid, insulting, and distasteful, what Imus said wasn't illegal. However, the controversy surrounding what he said is what caused his sponsors to take action.
Originally posted by eamon oThat's not a slap on the wrist though is it. Let's face it, they want him to race! They've banned him but he's not missing any races, ergo he's not really banned at all. He's achieved far more than any of us could possibly ever hope to. So he smoked a bowl, so what? It's hardly gonna help his swimming is it...
slap on the wrist sounds about right for a petty offence