Professional Drug Users
Now I know that my blog has taken a little swing lately, but it is only corresponding with what has gone on in my life. Well I’m happy to announce that I’m not the only one in trouble for doing "stuff."
It seems that lately a lot of professional athletes have been getting themselves into some trouble. Athletes have been known to party, crash cars, and get stabbed, but it seems that more than a handful of them have been getting in trouble for drugs lately.
Charles Oakley, former NY Knicks forward, said "Almost 90% of NBA players smoke weed, and most of them smoke before games." Is this to say that professional athletes have a drug problem or does it make them more human? It’s funny to say that the NBA does drug tests but not for marijuana since the entire league would be eliminated.
In the last month there has been slew of athletes who’ve been suspended or arrested. A month ago former All-Pro lineman, Nate Newton, was arrested for having 213 pounds of marijuana. At the same time Los Angeles Clippers forward, Lamar Odom, was suspended for possession of marijuana. Terry Glenn, Patriots wide receiver, is currently suing the NFL because they won’t let him use a certain drug for medicinal reasons. And now Darrell Russell, Oakland Raiders DT, is looking at a one-year suspension for testing positive for Ecstasy.
All this is not good for the team, the leagues, or the game itself, but it makes you feel better. Forever these athletes got everything they wanted: women, cars, houses, and for most of their lives they’ve been able to get out of college.
How many times did a Storrs police officer arrest Kalid El Amin for possession of marijuana? Probably never, even though he was arrested in Hartford, but his local status got him out of trouble while your average Joe College would have been cuffed n’ stuffed.
So it is nice for me to see these guys get fined and suspended. They are human and like any human they make bad choices and have bad habits. For years this stuff is covered up, but thank you American media for enlightening the country on athletes and famous people’s problems. Anybody could realize that his or her life isn’t too bad when compared to that of Robert Downey Junior. These people are human and it great to see that like you and me they make mistakes.
Now I know that my blog has taken a little swing lately, but it is only corresponding with what has gone on in my life. Well I’m happy to announce that I’m not the only one in trouble for doing "stuff."
It seems that lately a lot of professional athletes have been getting themselves into some trouble. Athletes have been known to party, crash cars, and get stabbed, but it seems that more than a handful of them have been getting in trouble for drugs lately.
Charles Oakley, former NY Knicks forward, said "Almost 90% of NBA players smoke weed, and most of them smoke before games." Is this to say that professional athletes have a drug problem or does it make them more human? It’s funny to say that the NBA does drug tests but not for marijuana since the entire league would be eliminated.
In the last month there has been slew of athletes who’ve been suspended or arrested. A month ago former All-Pro lineman, Nate Newton, was arrested for having 213 pounds of marijuana. At the same time Los Angeles Clippers forward, Lamar Odom, was suspended for possession of marijuana. Terry Glenn, Patriots wide receiver, is currently suing the NFL because they won’t let him use a certain drug for medicinal reasons. And now Darrell Russell, Oakland Raiders DT, is looking at a one-year suspension for testing positive for Ecstasy.
All this is not good for the team, the leagues, or the game itself, but it makes you feel better. Forever these athletes got everything they wanted: women, cars, houses, and for most of their lives they’ve been able to get out of college.
How many times did a Storrs police officer arrest Kalid El Amin for possession of marijuana? Probably never, even though he was arrested in Hartford, but his local status got him out of trouble while your average Joe College would have been cuffed n’ stuffed.
So it is nice for me to see these guys get fined and suspended. They are human and like any human they make bad choices and have bad habits. For years this stuff is covered up, but thank you American media for enlightening the country on athletes and famous people’s problems. Anybody could realize that his or her life isn’t too bad when compared to that of Robert Downey Junior. These people are human and it great to see that like you and me they make mistakes.
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