WHY IS IT OKAY FOR MICHAEL PHELPS AND NOT RICKY WILLIAMS TO SMOKE POT?
By kapuk on May 3, 2010 in FAQs
Just something I was wondering. When Ricky Williams got held smoking pot he got kicked out of football but with Michael Phelps, it seems similar to they have been creation excuses… What’s the difference? Why does any one care? Why does the media love it?
rocco | May 3, 2010 | Reply
I am not racist or anything but it is the way Society is, a black man does something bad and they kick him out the league and throw him in jail. A white man does it and he is okay
Mike | May 3, 2010 | Reply
Ricky Willams tested positive for marijuana 3 times, and chose to retire.
Michael Phelps admitted to doing it (he could’ve easily said he was only smoking tabacco or huka in the picture), and he stopped smoking weed before his professional career.
Chad C | May 3, 2010 | Reply
I hear you, i agree. It does appear to be a double standard of some type.
Kevin S | May 3, 2010 | Reply
michael phelps is a better athlete than rick Williams and i think ricky williams an imature person and phelps is a mature person he even admitted it… he said it was fun but he made a mistake… ricky williams did alot of worst things to himself
jkane319 | May 3, 2010 | Reply
well 1st of all phelps is facing possible criminal charges which ricky williams did not .. and 2nd because in the NFL, marijuana is a banned substance .. swimming doesnt really have a season or a league so unless he was in the middle of a competition and got caught it wouldnt effect him in that way.. and the media loves when athletes get in trouble with the law .. they eat it up like chocolate cake.. but in my personal opinion pot is not bad enough where it should be illegal .. and the government could profit a shit load if they legalized it and mass produced it but thats just my thought
mjj092000 | May 3, 2010 | Reply
Phelps was not “caught” smoking dope. There was a picture of him putting a bong towards his mouth. Was there dope in it? IDK… can’t tell by a picture.
Ricky was arrested (if I remember correctly), tested 100% positive, and fined.
Either way, idk why anyone makes a big deal about it.
CevS (Cleveland Cavaliers 39-9) | May 3, 2010 | Reply
Because Williams did it several times and chose not to quit. As for Phelps, he was just smoking something from a pot and like the second answerer said he could’ve lied and said it was tabacco or something. But instead he admitted that it was pot, people love honesty, c’mon..
theHe | May 3, 2010 | Reply
Phelps is an American hero, he basically won the medal count for America over China. They would never put someone like that in jail. Also, he is much more popular than Williams.
Just like they did with Paris Hilton, famous people with money always get out of trouble
Jim Baw | May 3, 2010 | Reply
It’s apples to oranges.
Phelps passed all his drug tests while he was competing in the Olympics. Ricky Williams was an active player in the NFL, who failed drug tests at least 3 times. Because of this he faced a suspension (NOT expulsion) from the league. He then left the league to play in Canada, and he has since returned….
Phelps on the other hand could face criminal charges, which Williams did not, and he may also miss out on millions in endorsement deals as companies have the right to withdraw them because this damages his image and therefore the image of the company. With the current economy, many companies may jump at the chance as they’re looking to save money. Williams on the other hand had very few (if any) endorsements. He really never had many at all – he was always aloof and seemed to be afraid of exposure.
Which punishment would you rather have? A suspension, followed by doing whatever you want with your already made millions of dollars after you were given 2 chances to stop smoking pot, followed by getting rehired at your former position, where you now still make a ridiculous amount of money? Or criminal charges where you may lose millions of dollars in endorsements and have no opportunity other than endorsements to make money….
seems like Ricky got the better end of the deal here…
carytop | May 3, 2010 | Reply
apparently it’s not okay for either. phelps is now losing endorsement deals and being investigated.
Mr R | May 3, 2010 | Reply
Because Phelps is a swimmer.
There is no National Swimmer’s League.
Don’t worry, even though Phelps probably won’t get charged with any criminal charges, his income from doing commercials is about to drop drastically.
He was making big dollars doing all kinds of commercials, so I expect his endorsment clients to start dropping him really fast.
Too many cameras in the world.
mersei77 | May 3, 2010 | Reply
It’s because this is a racist society.
What are you talking about? He did get suspended from competition.
C's Wifey | May 3, 2010 | Reply
I agree and this is not Phelps 1st time getting in trouble. He got arrested on a DUI a few years ago and nothing happened. I hope they take all his medals from him!!!! There is a double standard!!!!