Posted September 30, 200717 yr Gordon Brown Slams Drug Culture Gordon Brown has blasted celebrities for their "casual attitude towards drugs". The prime minister accused stars of thinking they were "above the law" and called for more positive role models. Mr Brown did not give names but his aides said he was referring to celebrities whose drug habits are splashed across newspapers and websites. These could include rock star Pete Doherty, troubled singer Amy Winehouse, and crooner George Michael. The former chancellor was speaking at a Children's Plan conference in London. Mr Brown said children should look up to personalities like Dame Kelly Holmes, who battled back from injury to win two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. "She [Dame Holmes]would be very happy to be one of the role models as someone who has won at sport, who says that drugs are awful and wants to tell young people that drugs are completely unacceptable," Mr Brown said. "There may be others who could be role models for young people, just as parents can be, just as friends can be, just as neighbours can be, and people who have a national standing who can do so. "On the other side, of course, we have celebrities who take a very casual attitude to drugs, who think that their standing in the community makes them above the law on these matters. "And that is another area where I think we have got to send a very clear message: not only that we will not decriminalise drugs but, at the same time, that this is unacceptable behaviour and the vast majority of young people will never fall for this."
September 30, 200717 yr I highly doubt Amy cares if she is a role model, and she probably doesn't want to be. In the end, she's living her own life, and she should live it how she wants and not for other people, even if she is self destructing. It's her own choice at the end of the day.
