Michael Phelps busted for DUI

[josieposy]

Oh goody

www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Michael-Phelps-Arrested-for-DUI-in-Maryland-TMZ-Reports-277604651.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand#

[downtoearth]

That is too bad that he was arrested for DUI (again), but I'm so glad he was arrested before he killed anyone driving drunk! I'm guessing he has an addiction issue, no?

[iammalcolmx]

Why don't people use Uber?

[Velar Fricative]

He's done this before, right?

ETA: Yes, I see that he has. He could have continued (successfully so far) to chalk that up to being a stupid 19-year-old but come on now, dude. 

[wawa]

Sept 30, 2014 11:35:54 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Why don't people use Uber?

Yeah they're in bmore now. They'll even drive my suburban ass home. No excuses

[tacosforlife]

Sept 30, 2014 11:35:54 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Why don't people use Uber?

Especially rich people. If my broke ass can use it, so can he. 

[josieposy]

Sept 30, 2014 11:35:54 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Why don't people use Uber?

True story: DH and I were talking about this story tonight and he was all "yeah even Iowa has Uber now!"

[mcfelix]

So funny - I thought the same thing about using uber. He lives downtown!! Why is he even driving through the tunnel? Ridiculous. I don't necessarily think he has an addiction - just young, stupid and careless.

[kmpls]

Multiple DUI sounds like a problem to me.

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Sept 30, 2014 21:56:49 GMT -5 kmpls said:

Multiple DUI sounds like a problem to me.

Yeah, an entitled asshole problem.

[kmpls]

Sept 30, 2014 22:40:11 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Sept 30, 2014 21:56:49 GMT -5 kmpls said:

Multiple DUI sounds like a problem to me.

Yeah, an entitled asshole problem.

And/or a drinking problem.

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Sept 30, 2014 23:16:32 GMT -5 kmpls said:

Sept 30, 2014 22:40:11 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Yeah, an entitled asshole problem.

And/or a drinking problem.

No

[kmpls]

Multiple DUI do point to a drinking problem. He may have other issues but he also has an issue with drinking.

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Oct 1, 2014 7:47:03 GMT -5 kmpls said:

Multiple DUI do point to a drinking problem. He may have other issues but he also has an issue with drinking.

He has two DUIs ten years apart. I wouldn't call that hard proof of a drinking problem. It's an idiot problem.

[thejackpot]

What a dummy move. Get over yourself and get a ride home.

[wawa]

Dear god he's an idiot. He wasn't just driving a little tipsy (not that that would be ok, but you know...it wouldn't be AS bad) - he was swerving across lanes and speeding by a LOT.

[KB]

apparently after gambling for 8 hours

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The reason I take issue with labeling this as a drinking problem with no further evidence is because it shifts blame from Phelps' shitty ass decision making on both those nights to some unassailable force that not only compelled him to drink but get behind the wheel of a car. Then he gets to go to rehab and come out clean on the other side, his decision making processes still unquestioned.

I reject that notion out of hand.

Many people are alcoholics. Many people have trouble controlling their alcohol intake. Not many people have Phelps' resources to avoid ever being behind the wheel of a car while under the influence. That last fact should overcome any murmurings that he must be an alcoholic.

[wawa]

Oct 1, 2014 8:09:36 GMT -5 KB said:

apparently after gambling for 8 hours

Wait...so he was at the horseshoe?  And then got on 395 to 95 up through the tunnel?  Where does he live anyway?  I thought he lived downtown in one of those condos on the harbor??  HE COULD HAVE WALKED HOME.

and again - OMG TAKE A TAXI/UBER/SOMETHING YOU ARE RICH WHAT THE FUCK?

[KB]

Oct 1, 2014 8:13:47 GMT -5 wawa said:

Oct 1, 2014 8:09:36 GMT -5 KB said:

apparently after gambling for 8 hours

Wait...so he was at the horseshoe?  And then got on 395 to 95 up through the tunnel?  Where does he live anyway?  I thought he lived downtown in one of those condos on the harbor??  HE COULD HAVE WALKED HOME.

and again - OMG TAKE A TAXI/UBER/SOMETHING YOU ARE RICH WHAT THE FUCK?

He was. Reports this morning said he was playing poker and blackjack, drinking beer. Such a dummy!

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Oct 1, 2014 8:13:47 GMT -5 wawa said:

Oct 1, 2014 8:09:36 GMT -5 KB said:

apparently after gambling for 8 hours

Wait...so he was at the horseshoe?  And then got on 395 to 95 up through the tunnel?  Where does he live anyway?  I thought he lived downtown in one of those condos on the harbor??  HE COULD HAVE WALKED HOME.

and again - OMG TAKE A TAXI/UBER/SOMETHING YOU ARE RICH WHAT THE FUCK?

Right? Call a taxi to take your ass to a hotel or something ffs. He could charter a fucking helicopter to come get his ass.

WHY ARE YOU PLAYING LIKE THAT, FUCK FACE!

And going 85 in a 45? Is that because he has a drinking problem too?

[Vespasia]

Oct 1, 2014 8:13:47 GMT -5 wawa said:

Oct 1, 2014 8:09:36 GMT -5 KB said:

apparently after gambling for 8 hours

Wait...so he was at the horseshoe?  And then got on 395 to 95 up through the tunnel?  Where does he live anyway?  I thought he lived downtown in one of those condos on the harbor??  HE COULD HAVE WALKED HOME.

and again - OMG TAKE A TAXI/UBER/SOMETHING YOU ARE RICH WHAT THE FUCK?

Google tells me he lives in canton. Was he going up through the tunnel and getting off right on the other side? How much traffic could there have been that he had to avoid downtown? Shit, everyone knows you're way more likely to get a DUI on the highway than in the city! 

I'm just glad he got caught before anyone got hurt. 



I agree that 2 DUIs in 10 years is an entitled asshole problem, not a sign of alcoholism. Although I highly doubt this was the first time he'd driven drunk in that long.

[wawa]

Oct 1, 2014 8:20:36 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Oct 1, 2014 8:13:47 GMT -5 wawa said:

Wait...so he was at the horseshoe?  And then got on 395 to 95 up through the tunnel?  Where does he live anyway?  I thought he lived downtown in one of those condos on the harbor??  HE COULD HAVE WALKED HOME.

and again - OMG TAKE A TAXI/UBER/SOMETHING YOU ARE RICH WHAT THE FUCK?

Right? Call a taxi to take your ass to a hotel or something ffs. He could charter a fucking helicopter to come get his ass.

WHY ARE YOU PLAYING LIKE THAT, FUCK FACE!

And going 85 in a 45? Is that because he has a drinking problem too?

There is actually a hotel directly next door to the casino. It's kind of a shitty hotel, but it's there.  A holiday inn express or something.  But it's right there. RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

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See? Douuuuuuuuuuche!

[wawa]

Oct 1, 2014 8:25:33 GMT -5 Vespasia said:

Oct 1, 2014 8:13:47 GMT -5 wawa said:

Wait...so he was at the horseshoe?  And then got on 395 to 95 up through the tunnel?  Where does he live anyway?  I thought he lived downtown in one of those condos on the harbor??  HE COULD HAVE WALKED HOME.

and again - OMG TAKE A TAXI/UBER/SOMETHING YOU ARE RICH WHAT THE FUCK?

Google tells me he lives in canton. Was he going up through the tunnel and getting off right on the other side? How much traffic could there have been that he had to avoid downtown? Shit, everyone knows you're way more likely to get a DUI on the highway than in the city! 

I'm just glad he got caught before anyone got hurt. 



I agree that 2 DUIs in 10 years is an entitled asshole problem, not a sign of alcoholism. Although I highly doubt this was the first time he'd driven drunk in that long.

I assume so. That's how I always get in and out of Canton because avoiding the inner harbor traffic is worth the toll to me, but I'm coming from the 'burbs to the south. And it's not usually 2 AM. And I'm not drunk. Nor driving 85 mph. Nor a giant raging entitled douchmonkey.

[kmpls]

I agree he is an entitled douche but I also think he has a substance abuse issue. He has 2 DUI and a hx of marijuana use. I don't think saying he has an issue with abusing substances absolves him of anything.

the fact he was gambling also points to him having issues with control/impulse.

you can argue he is an asshole with bad judgement but that doesn't change the fact he appears to have some red flags for abuse.

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Oct 1, 2014 10:32:20 GMT -5 kmpls said:

I agree he is an entitled douche but I also think he has a substance abuse issue. He has 2 DUI and a hx of marijuana use. I don't think saying he has an issue with abusing substances absolves him of anything.

the fact he was gambling also points to him having issues with control/impulse.

you can argue he is an asshole with bad judgement but that doesn't change the fact he appears to have some red flags for abuse.

If a history of marijuana use is a marker for abuse, half the board should be careful with that next glass of wine.

[miniroller]

Oct 1, 2014 8:33:56 GMT -5 wawa said:

Oct 1, 2014 8:20:36 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

There is actually a hotel directly next door to the casino. It's kind of a shitty hotel, but it's there.  A holiday inn express or something.  But it's right there. RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

Ummm, the Holiday Inn Expresses that I've stayed in have been fancy!!!

[kmpls]

Oct 1, 2014 12:01:37 GMT -5 @helenabonhamcarter said:

Oct 1, 2014 10:32:20 GMT -5 kmpls said:

I agree he is an entitled douche but I also think he has a substance abuse issue. He has 2 DUI and a hx of marijuana use. I don't think saying he has an issue with abusing substances absolves him of anything.

the fact he was gambling also points to him having issues with control/impulse.

you can argue he is an asshole with bad judgement but that doesn't change the fact he appears to have some red flags for abuse.

If a history of marijuana use is a marker for abuse, half the board should be careful with that next glass of wine.

If you really want to believe some gambling for 8 hours with multiple DUI with a hx of known drug use has no substance or addiction issues then koko. I don't think anyone I know one this board has the same hx. 

[ttt]

I am constantly baffled by these celebrities and super wealthy people who get DUIs and such. Don't these people have drivers???