Code Monkey Ramblings

Looks like a South Carolina sheriff really is investigating Michael Phelps for his marijuana use. See, kids, this is how marijuana can ruin your life. You work hard, accomplish a lot, maybe even make your country genuinely proud on the international stage, you smoke a little reefer, and then your hard work and achievements get flushed down the toilet by the legal system--for your benefit, naturally. The kids must realize that not even a world class olympic athlete will be spared if he dares to smoke the dreaded mary j! Der kinden uber alles!

This reminds me of the case of two Florida teens who were "protected from future harm to their reputations" by being charged with production of child pornography, which requires them to register as sex offenders. Nothing is too outrageous these days if the underlying thought is The Children^tm.