Eight Arrested in Phelps Bong Gate

Sheriff Leon Lott was criticized for going after Michael Phelps for smoking marijuana out of a bong. Now he expanded the legal investigation which led to the arrests of eight people, seven for drug possession, and one for distribution. Phelps himself has not yet been arrested.

Governor Mark Sanford commented on the sheriff’s actions on the FOX News Channel Sunday night. Geraldo Rivera asked Sanford whether Phelps should be prosecuted, and Sanford said:

"I don’t see what it gets at this point."

We do, equal justice, rather than celebrity justice. If they aren’t going to arrest Phelps, then don’t arrest anyone except maybe the bong owner who was trying to sell the bong on Ebay for $100,000.