Phelps in Trouble?

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I don't know if this story is true or not, but figured it would be of interest to everyone here. msnbc.msn.com/id/6437288/
  • Yeah, DUI is bad, but hopefully this incident will get it out of his system. (I remember my freshman year at college, when I was recruited at 3am, to help those who decided to test their alcohol limits for the first time. Scary stuff.) On a lighter note, I noticed what really chilled Scansy's blood... Phelps, wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey, Obviously, we need to start a fund, so Phelps can get a Steeler's jersey. :D
  • It looks like the story is true, SwimInfo also has it. That's too bad - a lot of kids look up to him. But on the other hand, he's only 19, and everyone makes mistakes. Hopefully not only will he learn from his mistake, but the kids who look up to him can learn a lesson too. Here's the story for everyone: SALISBURY, Md. - Six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps was arrested last week and charged with drunken driving. A trooper saw the 19-year-old swimming sensation go through a stop sign Thursday night, state police said Monday. The trooper saw signs of intoxication and arrested Phelps for driving under the influence, police said. Phelps also was charged with violation of a license restriction and failure to obey a stop sign. The legal drinking age in Maryland is 21. “I want to say that last week I made a mistake. I wanted to share my feelings and I know that getting in a car with anything to drink is wrong, dangerous and is unacceptable,” Phelps told The Associated Press. “I’m 19, but I was taught that no matter how old you are you should always take responsibility for your action, which I will do. I’m very sorry this happened.” The swimmer from suburban Baltimore won eight medals at the Athens Olympics, including six golds. Phelps, wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey, was introduced to the crowd before the team’s game Sunday night.
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    Looks legit. Was it on msnbc or did somebody foreward it to you?
  • Hope he learns his lesson. That's too bad, but I'm sure the majority of us have done something similar when we were his age. Maybe you were lucky enough not to get caught. The other thing I was wondering about: shouldn't he be in Ann Arbor by now?
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    Originally posted by 330man Looks legit. Was it on msnbc or did somebody foreward it to you? I followed a link from the Drudge Report.
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    Originally posted by mattson Yeah, DUI is bad, but hopefully this incident will get it out of his system. (I remember my freshman year at college, when I was recruited at 3am, to help those who decided to test their alcohol limits for the first time. Scary stuff.) On a lighter note, I noticed what really chilled Scansy's blood... Obviously, we need to start a fund, so Phelps can get a Steeler's jersey. :D Yeah - I wouldn't have even posted it if it wasn't for the Raven's jersey!:p Seriously though, I got into all kinds of trouble at that age. I had a lot of fun my first couple of years at Penn State..... OK, I had fun for all five years. I thought I was invincible at that age. He now has 8 olympic medals so he may feel even more invincible than I did. What he did is wrong and I hope he learns a lesson. Better to be arrested than to hurt someone.
  • Guvnah: I almost up chucked (or geochucked) at your post. Without knowing any facts, you have compared Carmelo Anthony to Phelps and called Phelps the better man. Carmelo Anthony broke the law, just like Phelps did. However, Anthony was caught with pot boarding an airplane. Phelps consumed alcohol and jumped in a 3 ton moving vehicle that he was piloting and ran a stop sign. Who do you think posed the bigger threat at time of arrest? Then, we have hooked-on-swimming saying we are making too big a deal out of this. Wonder how folks who have lost family members to drunk drivers feel about that statement? I'm not saying Phelps should be hung for this but it's a hell of a lot more than some mistake or bump in the road.
  • Driving under the influence is now nothing more than a slip up - amazing. Driving tired and not paying attention is now an excuse for running stop signs. And, let me understand this better, drinking and driving under age is human error? From where I stand that's a tad more than human error.
  • Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming I did not say it is not a big deal, 'cause it is... I just urged you, guys, to think what you did and did not in your life regarding to drinking or drinking and driving and if you really have the right make some statements, since you might be no better.We will all see a mouse in someone else's mouth but won't notice an elefant in ours ... The test is not whether or not I have or have not done it, and subsequently gotten away with it. Everyone knows drinking and driving is wrong and dangerous, well except some on this forum. Stand up, take responsibility for your actions, stop making silly excuses.
  • Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming IF WE ALL KEEP CLOSER ATTENTION TO WHAT WE DO RATHER THAN LOOKING INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S ACTIONS THIS WORLD WOULD BE SO MUCH SAFER!!!! Apparently, this does not apply to those who drive drunk, they are excused from self evaluation. Thanks for yelling, really helps get the point across.
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