Originally posted by aquageek
It's hard to believe there is anyone trying to rationalize this. He's underage drinking (not that I can cast too many stones on that one) and he's driving.
Why is it hard to believe? I've got to believe many of us here have driven drunk at some point. People tend to do lots of stupid things in their teens and twenties. Does that make it excusable? No. But it does make it understandable.
I can't in good faith chastise Michael Phelps for a behavior I've done. Just becuase I never got caught doesn't make it any better. Michael should be punished just like anyone else accused of DUI, but I'm with Tom Ellison that we don't need to hang the guy because of it.
Originally posted by aquageek
It's hard to believe there is anyone trying to rationalize this. He's underage drinking (not that I can cast too many stones on that one) and he's driving.
Why is it hard to believe? I've got to believe many of us here have driven drunk at some point. People tend to do lots of stupid things in their teens and twenties. Does that make it excusable? No. But it does make it understandable.
I can't in good faith chastise Michael Phelps for a behavior I've done. Just becuase I never got caught doesn't make it any better. Michael should be punished just like anyone else accused of DUI, but I'm with Tom Ellison that we don't need to hang the guy because of it.
