Olympic Snowboarder Shaun White Arrested for Public Intoxication and Vandalism: Is He Still a Hero?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/09/18 20:00:00

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	Yes	166 votes	41%
	No	239 votes	59%

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Apollo ~PHAET 2012/09/19 06:10:07

No

Never was.

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David 2012/09/19 06:04:22

No

I didn't recognize him without his hair loose. He was never a hero in the first place.

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Red_Horse 2012/09/19 05:53:13
zeldamaster17 2012/09/19 05:10:20

No

+2
Firefighters are heroes, athletes are...not.

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Jdogg 2012/09/19 04:59:03

No

He was never one to begin with.

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wilsonmja 2012/09/19 04:58:29

No

He never was a hero. He's a fu*king snowboarder. Has he ever rescued anything in his life.

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Beat Ma... to wilsonmja 2012/09/19 08:18:22

If he encourages a few of Americas fat kids to get off their fat butts and take up an athletically demanding sport like snowboarding, then yeah, I'd say he might just be something of a hero. Our country is screwed if we ever have to bring back the draft. Half of the kids growing up right now would be 4F based on their obesity alone.

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wilsonmja to Beat Ma... 2012/09/19 14:57:37

Sure, he was something of a role model, but I think the term "hero" is being usedtl too loosely these days.

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johnnyg to Beat Ma... 2012/09/19 15:26:17

Damn!! I'm a hero!! I tell my kids to play outside. I thought I was just getting peace and quiet!!

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AndyWolf 2012/09/19 04:07:54

No

+1

Hero

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exsecrare 2012/09/19 03:46:45

No

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He wasn't a hero to begin with. Quit calling these athletes heroes... they play games, they don't save lives.

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J.MaisOui 2012/09/19 03:11:00 (edited)

No

Im tired of these so called celebrities who have it all acting like psychos,then apologizing...only to do it again. With that title comes responsibility,and like it,or not they become heroes to children.Its disapointing for them,but best to learn early on that people are people,and no one deserves to be idolized. Maybe the 'celebreties' are full of themselves,and need to be the center of attention constantly. Grow up,already.

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Beat Ma... to J.MaisOui 2012/09/19 08:19:22

I'm tired of average people making high-and-mighty comments for things they have probably done themselves. We're all human and flawed and we all have something to hide.

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Dezire 2012/09/19 02:43:16

No

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How is going down a hill on snow being a hero in the first place? Maybe it's me but I don't consider it a case of rescue or even great talent. Please... You haven't had a night of drinking and cavorting before? Why do we judge ppl so quickly. Leave him alone

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Beat Ma... to Dezire 2012/09/19 08:21:20

Maybe he'll encourage a few more kids to put the XBOX down and go outside. They may become physically fit young adults and actually go one to take on jobs where they can be real heroes. A lot of these XBOX kids are going to need heroes to save them from their heart attacks that they'll have by age 25.

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Dezire to Beat Ma... 2012/09/19 10:15:19

I kind of see what you mean but video games can't be blamed for everything. The world is a darker place... sometimes the games takes them away. I feel sorrow for the young generation. It does keep the mind sharp and builds hand eye coordination... it has for me. I've worked in factories where in conversation with the janitors and material handlers I found out they had university degrees, a lot of it has to do with luck too.

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Olde' Smoke 2012/09/19 02:42:11

No

No for the hero part but everyone makes mistakes. No one got hurt the public will get over it

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timothy.hill.14 2012/09/19 02:14:49

Yes

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Other celebs have done far worse. Personally, I just don't understand why so many of them feel compelled to destroy their hotel accommodations. That to me is just plain stupidity.

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LunarRain 2012/09/19 02:13:17

Yes

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He made a mistake. I'm sure it isn't going to make people stop looking up to him. His mistake wasn't large and he was probably only a hero in the eyes of people who really care about snowboarding.

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wolf sloan 2012/09/19 01:57:26

Yes

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In a michael vick sort of way

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J.MaisOui to wolf sloan 2012/09/19 03:54:16

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Ewwww!!!! How could u compare Shaun White yo a lowlife,scumbag who electrocuted dogs and slaughterd them ?! michael vick is EVIL and demented

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wolf sloan to J.MaisOui 2012/09/19 12:05:36

No question that vick is evil but we tend to allow celebrities to get away with a lot.

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Stan Zebell 2012/09/19 01:43:12

No

He was a hero???

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J.MaisOui to Stan Ze... 2012/09/19 03:56:07

Haahaaa... :0) ...maube because he has fallen off a cliff yet.

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CrazyJason 2012/09/19 01:32:08
abubincrazy 2012/09/19 01:25:47

No

He never was.
He is still an excellent snowboarder.

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Mack 2012/09/19 01:16:45

No

He never was a hero, to me.

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Sebastian 2012/09/19 01:16:45

No

+1
When was he a hero?

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bella 2012/09/19 00:46:16

Yes

+1
We all have moments of weakness and make mistakes sometimes...

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Hirnungah Mancandy 2012/09/19 00:32:57

No

NEVER WAS as far as i'm concerned ; i don't think winning the gold in snowboarding qualifies him as being a HERO .

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JingerJewels 2012/09/18 23:50:13

Yes

+3
We all have mug shots

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J.MaisOui to JingerJ... 2012/09/19 03:58:16 (edited)

What?!! :0)

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JingerJ... to J.MaisOui 2012/09/19 04:03:12

Every celebrity in the planet has had a mug shot

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Huki68 2012/09/18 23:26:46

No

nope

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explorer1618 2012/09/18 23:18:56

Yes

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J.MaisOui to explore... 2012/09/19 04:01:44

...disgusting.

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explore... to J.MaisOui 2012/09/19 05:17:02

So are life it self ! Wake up and smell the crap around you ..............

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Dickens 2012/09/18 23:09:52

No

...he snowboards; big deal...how does that make ANYONE a "hero"??

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addie 2012/09/18 22:49:40

Yes

If some Kid is a hero for being a champion snowboarder in the first place lol, then getting drunk and rowdy and stupid does not seem so huge.
He really only hurt himself, it was not drunk driving or violence on anyone.

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OhSoNiceMe 2012/09/18 22:00:38

No

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he was never a hero to start with, i'm not saying that he's a bad athlete but athletes in general aren't heroic , they just play sports that it. The real heroes are the men and women working 9-5 trying to raise a kid properly, or the soldiers risking their lives on some stupid conflict.

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