Actor defends his convictions....his criminal convictions...

By: Marty Ryerson

Months after the incident, the actor Sylvester Stallone went on morning talk show television to minimize his criminal convictions in an Australian court.

Bottom line -- while it is tempting to get the quick fix or cheat Father Time, if you have to pay over 10,000 USD in fines and court costs for carrying banned drugs, it might not be such a good idea...

While it is tempting to pontificate, it may be more effective to simply quote the article and let the reader figure it out for themselves. In this case it should be fairly easy.

This comes from the url at the International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/21/arts/AS-A-E-CEL-Australia-Stal...

"Deputy Chief Magistrate Paul Cloran said the actor also failed to declare four vials of the male hormone testosterone on a customs form asking whether he was carrying any restricted or prohibited goods "such as medicines, steroids ... or any kind of illicit drugs."

"Cloran slapped Stallone, 60, with two criminal convictions, fining him a total of A$2,975 (US$2,450; €1,818) and ordering him to pay prosecution costs of A$10,000 (US$8,200; €6,000).

Stallone did not appear in court."

The "consciousness of guilt" apparently played a part...

http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/15/movie_news/main280323...

"Three days later, [after the initial find -- before the convictions] Stallone threw four vials of the male hormone testosterone out the window of his Sydney hotel room when customs officials arrived to search it, prosecutor David Agius told the court. "

(...sigh...)

Unfortunately this seems to be another case of unhappiness with ones physical self and limitations of age. Again -- the clue that should tip one off about the extreme measures comes in that the drug is illegal in some countries.