So being 23 means being above certain laws?

That's interesting.

I agree that this shouldn't receive too much attention. I think they should let the law handle it as it would any other person.

Yes. That is exactly what I meant.

Or did you mean the bottom line of my post? That would be better. He can be treated as any other 23 yo who broke the law.

If I'd meant the bottom line of your post, I would have referenced it.

So you did mean that being 23 makes one above the law? That's unfortunate. I thought you were attempting sarcasm.

I personally don't think the pot-smoking is a big deal, but whatever. :rolleyes:

I don't think it will impact his endorsements. It will all blow over pretty quickly.

Look at Kate Moss. One day she was snorting a line, the next day she was representing all of the lines. Sure H&M dropped her but the major designer endorsements she picked up after rehab netted her some big accounts.

He also had a DUI when he was 19 and that didn't appear to hurt his image or his endorsements.

Think about how many other celebrities of one sort of another have been caught with drugs or under the influence, and they're careers were just fine. I could see the uproar if he was caught smoking crack or taking steroids. It's just weed. He just shouldn't have been caught on film. I bet this thread will die in 1 week max.

I agree
They're saying it's because he's a role model for little kids...if they hadn't made this one picture public, no one would have known....

This had me rolling laughing. I can't stand this dude (but then I think the Olympics is a giant waste of money and resources in general). When you're making that much money for something that you really don't ever have to do again (unlike pro sports stars with endorsements) you should have enough of a brain in your head to not hang out with idiots and/or avoid doing illegal things.

This is also true

At least when there's not a CAMERA around.

And it looks like this won't either: http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns .

He's sort of the "Teflon" athlete.

From what I've heard (from people who would know) the guy likes to have a good time. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it probably means he'll be in the headlines again at some point.

The "news" said that he had been partying everyday since the Olympics and that this may make him slow down a little.