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Old 02-03-2009, 07:06 PM   #1
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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/
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:34 AM   #2
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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.
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Old 02-04-2009, 01:20 PM   #3
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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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Old 02-04-2009, 01:53 PM   #4
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good one. Send it to their hometown paper.
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:23 PM   #5
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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.....
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:24 PM   #6
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So taking one hit on a bong makes you a stoner? No way.
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:30 PM   #7
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Yeh Merc that was his first and only time
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:31 PM   #8
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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.
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:36 PM   #9
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So taking one hit on a bong makes you a stoner? No way.
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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).
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:38 PM   #10
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You know, over the years I've learned that a lot of people do things they just shouldn't do considering their circumstances, and yet they do them anyway...and get away with it, and it harms no one. It's amazing how many people do 'illegal' stuff, even when they hold positions of faith within the community.

I realize you were joking btw ph. It would have been funny live.
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Old 02-04-2009, 07:45 PM   #11
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 -
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Damn you're in an ESPECIALLY argumentative mood lately -
Fixed it for you.
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