Michael Phelps Bong Incident
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Michael Phelps who is best known for his several victories in the 2008 Beijing Olympics was recently caught in a big scandal. This is Michael Phelps bong incident. It was reported that Michael Phelps was caught smoking a bong, and no this is not just a rumor, there is actually photo evidence.
On Feb. 2, United Kingdom’s News Of The World published a picture of the 14-time Olympic gold medalist using a bong to smoke pot. The picture was taken at a party in Columbia back in November when Phelps was there for a visit. and Michael Phelps, Olympic swimming octo-champion, has admitted he has smoked marijuana.
Michael Phelps Bong Picture: Michael Phelps was caught smoking a bong
The Michael Phelps bong incident seen round the world wasn’t a crime? Do tell…
Apparently, the potential charges went up in smoke. Or did they?
Leon Lott, Richland County Sheriff’s Office, said in a statement that there was not enough physical evidence to charge Michael Phelps with a crime. The Sheriff admitted that even if he could have found enough evidence, he would not have been able to force Phelps to return to South Carolina to face what would have amounted to a misdemeanor crime. But, then, as he stated, Michael Phelps has not once admitted to smoking marijuana.
The over-zealousness with which the Richland County Sheriff’s Office pursued the Michael Phelps bong shot “drug” case has been well documented, satirized, lampooned, and ridiculed. Sheriff Lott stated that he knew that when the bong picture surfaced on the internet (via tabloid News of the World on February 1), he had to choose between investigating or letting it go, either choice being subject to ridicule. He said he chose what was “right.”
Actually, what he chose was to investigate and apply the law. Not that it was “wrong,” but many feel that the investigation into the Michael Phelps bong picture was nothing more than a stab at the elusive “fifteen minutes” of fame.
Michael Phelps has made millions of dollars through endorsement and sponsors, but due to this scandal he is at risk to lose everything. One major sponsor that Phelps had was Rosetta Stone, Rosetta Stone is a language learning software in which people can use to learn a new language from the comfort of their own computer. Phelps used Rosetta Stone to learn to speak Chinese (Mandarin) before he made his appearance in Beijing, and due to this Rosetta Stone became one of Phelps’s many sponsors.
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