Sherrif wants to charge Michael Phelps

sugarpop · 02-03-2009, 07:06 PM

So a sheriff in South Carolina says he is going to charge Michael Phelps on drug charges.

"The bottom line is, if he broke the law, and he did it in Richland County, he's going to be charged,'' Cowan said. "And there's no difference between Michael Phelps and several other people that we arrest for the same type of a charge everyday.''

Under South Carolina law, possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor that carries a fine up to $200 and 30 days in jail for the first offense. Possession of paraphernalia is a $500 fine.

I guess someone should inform this genius that you can't charge someone with possession based on a PICTURE.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/spor...lps-Marijuana/

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 07:34 AM

The sheriff is an idiot. He needs to spend his time cracking down on the meth heads and labs in his back yard. Not making a name for himself and garnishing 15 min of fame.

Undertoad · 02-04-2009, 01:20 PM

Sheriff Leon Lott? Dammnn! Here's the pic I took of him last year! That dude can handle a lungful!

Sheriff, arrest thyself!

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 01:53 PM

good one. Send it to their hometown paper.

piercehawkeye45 · 02-04-2009, 07:23 PM

I was discussing how other Olympic swimmers must feel after seeing this. They have been training their entire lives just to lose every event to a stoner.....

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 07:24 PM

So taking one hit on a bong makes you a stoner? No way.

piercehawkeye45 · 02-04-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

So taking one hit on a bong makes you a stoner? No way.

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Even if you smoke dope on a social basis...let's say once a month at a party...doesn't make you a stoner. I'd even say if you did it every weekend it still doesn't qualify you as a stoner.

ETA: I just don't believe there's any way he could have achieved what he had and been a regular dope smoker. There's just no way. For one thing, it would impair his respiratory system.

It was a joke. For all I know it could just be celebratory. Either way, the reactions must have been funny from all the other swimmers (unless they do it as well I guess).

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

It was a joke. For all I know it could just be celebratory. Either way, the reactions must have been funny from all the other swimmers (unless they do it as well I guess).

BTW, I got your joke. Really.

classicman · 02-04-2009, 07:30 PM

Yeh Merc that was his first and only time

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Yeh Merc that was his first and only time

It would be hard to prove otherwise in a court. One picture does not make a stoner. A half-assed lawyer would get the whole thing dismissed before it made it to the bench. JMHO.

Aliantha · 02-04-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

It would be hard to prove otherwise in a court. One picture does not make a stoner. A half-assed lawyer would get the whole thing dismissed before it made it to the bench. JMHO.

Well all the lawyer would need is the picture of the sherrif holding a bong alongside phelps' pic and there you go. Case dismissed.

classicman · 02-04-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

It would be hard to prove otherwise in a court. One picture does not make a stoner. A half-assed lawyer would get the whole thing dismissed before it made it to the bench. JMHO.

Damn you're in an ESPECIALLY argumentative mood lately -

Aliantha · 02-04-2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Damn you're in an ESPECIALLY argumentative mood lately -

Fixed it for you.

dmg1969 · 02-11-2009, 12:09 PM

I'd love to know how he intends to prove that Phelps was actually smoking Mary-Jane.

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Damn you're in an ESPECIALLY argumentative mood lately -

Bored. Off work for a week. See PM.

02-03-2009, 07:06 PM	#1
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Sherrif wants to charge Michael Phelps So a sheriff in South Carolina says he is going to charge Michael Phelps on drug charges. "The bottom line is, if he broke the law, and he did it in Richland County, he's going to be charged,'' Cowan said. "And there's no difference between Michael Phelps and several other people that we arrest for the same type of a charge everyday.'' Under South Carolina law, possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor that carries a fine up to $200 and 30 days in jail for the first offense. Possession of paraphernalia is a $500 fine. I guess someone should inform this genius that you can't charge someone with possession based on a PICTURE. http://www.comcast.net/articles/spor...lps-Marijuana/

02-04-2009, 07:34 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The sheriff is an idiot. He needs to spend his time cracking down on the meth heads and labs in his back yard. Not making a name for himself and garnishing 15 min of fame. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-04-2009, 01:53 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	good one. Send it to their hometown paper. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-04-2009, 07:23 PM	#5
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I was discussing how other Olympic swimmers must feel after seeing this. They have been training their entire lives just to lose every event to a stoner..... __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

02-04-2009, 07:24 PM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	So taking one hit on a bong makes you a stoner? No way. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-04-2009, 01:20 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Sheriff Leon Lott? Dammnn! Here's the pic I took of him last year! That dude can handle a lungful! Sheriff, arrest thyself!

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classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yeh Merc that was his first and only time __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-11-2009, 12:09 PM	#14
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