THE recent news that Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling admitted taking cannabis in Hanoi is only the latest controversy involving weed that has hit close to home. Singaporeans appear divided as to whether their government was overly harsh in meting out a punishment for Schooling, who is no longer allowed to take leave to compete and train overseas.
On one hand this move, which will effectively end Schooling’s career, doesn’t seem to fit the crime. On the other, the world swimming body, Fina, prohibits the use of such substances and, of course, what sort of “message” (whether intended or not) is Schooling sending out as a “role model” (whether real or imagined)?
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