From to Tiger to Cheetah. The Tiger Woods saga has brought back the subject of privacy for the coddled athletes of our time. Our featured contributor, Jeff Agresta gives his view. Feel free to take your (chip) shot.
The statement that resonates the strongest is the Clinton analogy. Arguably the President is the most powerful person in the world, yet he is not above public scrutiny.
However, I don’t see this issue as a variance between the level of exposure that Tiger wants (or doesn’t want) to grant his over zealous and adoring public. Obviously Tiger wants only to be seen when he is playing on Sunday or endorsing a product. And when the public wants more, he believes they are not entitled. I don’t necessarily disagree. His private life is his private life.
However, once his private life spills out into the PUBLIC streets of Florida, and tax payer dollars (police) are involved in his behavior, the veil of privacy is forever removed as it relates to the cause and effect of this incident.
Just like Shawn Kemp (welfare system) not paying his kids child support; Ray Lewis, on trial for murder; John Daily was disorderly and the police were involved…over and over these athletes life’s are private UNTIL they happen to involve the public – and especially when they involve our dollars in the form of taxes used to support the police and legal system that they so often find themselves involved with.
So had Tiger not found the “rough” with his personal “driver”, and had he been satisfied with a “hole in one”, then he’d be off in his fantasyland. But because he likes taking the maximum amount of “strokes” in his private life, one wayward drive into a tree and fire hydrant finally cost him.
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The statement that resonates the strongest is the Clinton analogy. Arguably the President is the most powerful person in the world, yet he is not above public scrutiny.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I don’t see this issue as a variance between the level of exposure that Tiger wants (or doesn’t want) to grant his over zealous and adoring public. Obviously Tiger wants only to be seen when he is playing on Sunday or endorsing a product. And when the public wants more, he believes they are not entitled. I don’t necessarily disagree. His private life is his private life.
However, once his private life spills out into the PUBLIC streets of Florida, and tax payer dollars (police) are involved in his behavior, the veil of privacy is forever removed as it relates to the cause and effect of this incident.
Just like Shawn Kemp (welfare system) not paying his kids child support; Ray Lewis, on trial for murder; John Daily was disorderly and the police were involved…over and over these athletes life’s are private UNTIL they happen to involve the public – and especially when they involve our dollars in the form of taxes used to support the police and legal system that they so often find themselves involved with.
So had Tiger not found the “rough” with his personal “driver”, and had he been satisfied with a “hole in one”, then he’d be off in his fantasyland. But because he likes taking the maximum amount of “strokes” in his private life, one wayward drive into a tree and fire hydrant finally cost him.
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