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/
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Originally posted by kaffrinn
Maybe what Michael Phelps did can be characterized as a crime, gravely wrong, and a mistake as well.
In our culture a "mistake" can easily be excused. A crime cannot. There is nothing about drunk driving that is in any way excusable - ever. When drunk driving is described as a "mistake" instead of as a "crime" we are simply asking for more of the same. Would you ever refer to getting drunk and going outside and shooting bullets indiscriminately around the neighborhood as a "mistake"? Drunk driving is no different.
Originally posted by kaffrinn
Maybe what Michael Phelps did can be characterized as a crime, gravely wrong, and a mistake as well.
In our culture a "mistake" can easily be excused. A crime cannot. There is nothing about drunk driving that is in any way excusable - ever. When drunk driving is described as a "mistake" instead of as a "crime" we are simply asking for more of the same. Would you ever refer to getting drunk and going outside and shooting bullets indiscriminately around the neighborhood as a "mistake"? Drunk driving is no different.
