We are all guilty

We are all guilty

We are all guilty

The Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses brought to Jesus a woman who had committed fornication with a man who isn't her husband. They said to Jesus, "The Law of Moses teaches that a woman like this should be stoned to death. What do you say?" Jesus simply bent over and began to write on the ground surface with his finger. Finally he stood up and said, "If anyone of you has never sinned, then let him cast the first stone."

Excerpt from John83-8 kept ringing in my head when news of John Terry's sex escapade with Vanessa Perroncel (an ex girl friend of Terry's former Chelsea team mate, Wayne Bridge) filtered through the airwaves. The ex England captain had initially obtained a court injunction restraining the British press from publishing details of the unfortunate affair. But his attempt to forestall the eruption of an impending scandal failed when the injunction order was lifted on the 29th of February, which therefore allowed the ever watchful British media the wherewithal to open the can of worms involving the two former love birds. Terry's rising status as one of the most respectable football player, instantly took a nose-dive as he was labeled a betrayal for indirectly stabbing his close friend (Wayne Bridge) on the back. To put it mildly, the Chelsea captain had expectedly became the cynosure of the world's accusing eyes.

Another typical example of an injustice being perpetrated towards sports personalities, concerns the issue of Tiger Woods' alleged extra-marital affairs. It was a case of a judgement passed before the actual judgement itself. Immersed in a sea of sexual frivolities with the daughters of Eve, the former most loved athlete in the sporting arena, looked more like a villain after news of his apparent infidelity became an open book. Even his involvement in a car accident, which occurred a day after the National Enquirer made public one of his earliest flings, was enough concrete evidence for the modern day Pharisees to cast stones at the world number one golfer. Worse still, Woods needless public apology (in my opinion) portrayed him more as a devil's advocate than a saint. In fact, his apology has refused to win back his numerous sponsors who seemed to have deserted him due to the mess which he got himself into. Hitherto, this appears to be a sharp contrast to the glorious days of the African-American golf exploits when the same sponsors practically begged to have his signature penned on their products. To add more pain to the already inflicted wound of the current world's richest sportsman, his wife (Elin Nordegren) is reported to be on the verge of seeking a divorce to put an end to their six years old marriage. Tiger Woods poor performance at the just concluded 74th edition of the Augusta Masters tournament, already illustrates the degree of torture he is presently undergoing in the hands of his unforgiving tormentors. Coupled with the imminent collapse of his marriage, Tiger is pretty much in a bad shape as far as golf is concern.

Former world heavyweight champion in boxing, Mike Tyson, had suffered a more hashed predicament in 1992, when he was convicted for the rape of Desiree Washington (who was eighteen years old at the time. He was therefore sentenced to 10 years imprisonment but was later released after 3 years. The former undisputed champion was clearly a victim of those who took advantage of his aggressive human nature and ghetto upbringing, to foment trouble against the youngest ever heavyweight champion (listed by Ring Magazine in 2003, among the 100 greatest punchers of all time) in the history of boxing. Mike Tyson has since remained in the black book of his critics in spite of his retirement from the sport 5 years ago.

Morally, both John Terry and Tiger Woods scandals shouldn't be condone in any giving society. Having said that, worse atrocities are being committed daily by lots of desperate people, but the hypocritical world pretend not to notice. Without trying to pat them on the back for a job well done, the fact remains that both men are mere human beings and are therefore not immune to one of human characteristics.

What I found quite irritating was comments made by Nigerian sports journalists calling for the former England captain to tender a public apology to Wayne Bridge. Immediately after the whole affair was blown open, Terry had claimed to have sent a phone text message to his former national team colleague. This did not go down well with a section of the Nigerian media who felt that a public apology would have been enough. With such an archaic statement coming from journalists in the country, one wonders if it's compulsory for apologies to be offered in public.

Whatever the gravity of the offence may be, both men (Terry and Woods) should not be crucified for committing a crime which many of us are guilty of.

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