Due to the lengthy discussions about the Phelps situation, let's make this one short and sweet!
What's your opinion?
1. Don't give a ****.
2. Phelps is just another kid... kids do stupid things.
3. Phelps should learn from this and speak to kids about drunk driving.
4. Phelps should be prosected to the fullest extent and lose sponsorships.
5. Undecided.
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Originally posted by laineybug
Or maybe he meant I am the son of a state trooper. It really doesn't matter what he meant or if he said it or not. The kid is getting tried in the media because of who he is.
Exactly my point. The media report things heard (or made up) whether credible or not, whether relevant or not. Many people discern from these reports not only guilt/innocence but also personality characteristics. Trial by news report doesn't count. Its not relevant and not particularly reliable. The facts (as they are, not as we speculate them to be) have the only relevance in this matter. But regardless of what the facts are, one fact remains: this young man is 19 years old; he is a YOUNG man. If he was irresponsible on this occasion doesn't make him a miscreant or an irresponsible person per se, no matter who he is.
Originally posted by laineybug
Or maybe he meant I am the son of a state trooper. It really doesn't matter what he meant or if he said it or not. The kid is getting tried in the media because of who he is.
Exactly my point. The media report things heard (or made up) whether credible or not, whether relevant or not. Many people discern from these reports not only guilt/innocence but also personality characteristics. Trial by news report doesn't count. Its not relevant and not particularly reliable. The facts (as they are, not as we speculate them to be) have the only relevance in this matter. But regardless of what the facts are, one fact remains: this young man is 19 years old; he is a YOUNG man. If he was irresponsible on this occasion doesn't make him a miscreant or an irresponsible person per se, no matter who he is.
