Jimmy Smith Is Not Handling Retirement So Well

Deadspin – New York,NY,USA
Last August, Smith pulled up to a DUI checkpoint with an open beer and marijuana in his car, which is usually a red flag of sorts indicating that you might …

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Media overlooks health contexts of DUI cases among young celebrities

Thaindian.com – Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Though drinking and driving (DUI) arrests of celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan stir up a news storm, …

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Donte Stallworth’s DUI manslaughter arraignment delayed

Donte Stallworth’s DUI manslaughter arraignment delayed
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
BY DAVID OVALLE NFL star Donte Stallworth will not be formally charged in a fatal DUI crash until at least next month, Miami-Dade prosecutors said in court …

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Lane Garrison Settles With Crash Victims

E! Online – USA
Lane pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter and DUI and was sentenced to 40 month behind bars. We’re up for Webby Awards! Vote for E! …

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RIP Nick Adenhart and the need for tougher laws

RIP Nick Adenhart and the need for tougher laws
SportingNews.com – USA
Case in point was in New York City about a decade ago when then mayor Rudolph Guiliani institued a law where if you were caught drinking while driving now …

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Ex-Miss New Mexico USA Popped for DUI

Ex-Miss New Mexico USA Popped for DUI
Popeater – New York,NY,USA
(April 3) – Beauty queen Raelene Aguilar, who wore the Miss New Mexico USA tiara last year, was pulled over in Texas on Thursday for driving drunk, …

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PGA Tour’s Johnson of Myrtle Beach charged with DUI

PGA Tour’s Johnson of Myrtle Beach charged with DUI
Myrtle Beach Sun News – Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Dustin Johnson of Myrtle Beach, one of the PGA Tour’s rising stars, was charged with driving under the influence on Monday morning in Surfside Beach. …

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CNN Interviews Charles Barkley

I admit it, I’m a Charles Barkley fan because he always seemed out of step with his NBA contemporaries without resorting to dyed hair, tattoos and piercings like Dennis Rodman. He was the awkward little brother who needed prompting to get it right.

 

In 1993, Barkley mugged for Nike and proclaimed that he was “not a role model”. The 30-second piece was good for Nike and served as a great launch pad for Barkley. Everywhere, students and parents alike had an opinion. Today, the commercial would be uploaded to YouTube to give the topic of athlete role models an even bigger time slice.

 

In February, Barkley was convicted for DUI. It appears to me that he now understands that, right or wrong, in a world where few things seem principled, we continue to look to professional athletes to uphold an ideal that few of us seem able to achieve. In this video, he does the right thing which is rare: he claims responsibility for his actions. What’s more he understands that things could have gone so much worse.  He could have killed someone, even himself.

 

Barkley was interviewed recently by CNN about the matter. It was a good interview. Without mention of the phrase, the subject of role models came up. Barkley asserted that no one smokes marijuana because of Michael Phelps and no one take steroids because of Alex Rodriguez. (Barkley still seems troubled by the whole role model thing.) True, no one’s smoking dope because of Michael Phelps but there are kids out there who can’t help but wonder how bad marijuana is if Phelps can toke up once in a while and still win 7 gold medals. Just like there are those who don’t give a damn about the prospect of steriod-testicles, if they can help generate A-Rod’s kind of wealth. In this age of indifference, the downsides are considered minor bumps in the road. 

In the interview, Barkley is asked if he has a drinking problem. Barkley’s alleged drinking problem is not the issue. The issue is his irresponsible choice and to drink and then drive. It’s poor question that only has surface-level relevance because, if he says yes, it gives us permission to blame Barkley’s decisions on his “drinking problem” and, by the same logic, allows us to drink and drive because we can “hold our booze”. If Charles has a problem with alcohol he needs to deal with it in a way he considers appropriate, which I expect will be in that same matter of fact, clumsy way I’ve come to enjoy. He’s still a role model. He should have taken a cab.

NORM NIXON ARRESTED FOR DUI: Former NBA …

NORM NIXON ARRESTED FOR DUI: Former NBA …
Eurweb.com – Los Angeles,CA,USA
NORM NIXON ARRESTED FOR DUI: Former NBA star originally pulled over for license plate infraction. *One time NBA star Norm Nixon was arrested in Los Angeles …

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Charles Barkley Talks to CNN News about jail time for DUI

Charles Barkley Talks to CNN News about jail time for DUI
Examiner.com – USA
Getting a DUI was the best thing that ever happened to me. Most people when they go out drink and drive, but I could have killed someone.

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