Two wrongs don’t make a right! Especially in the case of Mr. Eldrick Tiger Woods and Ben Roethlisberger. Both men were highly respected athletes and some would say role models before being exposed by the media for their discretions.
In the case of Roethlisberger who is the staring quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was not charged with any crime due the lack of evidence to take him to trial. Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old female college student at a nightclub.
It was the second time in a year the two-time Super Bowl champion had been accused of sexual misconduct.
Roethlisberger also faces a lawsuit filed in July by a woman who says he raped her in 2008 at a Lake Tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation he denies.
Roethlisberger has not been criminally charged in either case and has claimed counter damages in the lawsuit.
The rumors about Woods were that he cheated on his wife Elin with up to 13 different women, all the way from porn stars to waitresses. In the case of Woods one family has been destroyed, and millions have lost a role model.
We know that these are the victims of Woods’ depraved and selfish acts, but did Woods take advantage of a minor or break the law in anyway?
This is the first incident that Woods has encountered during his professional career, even though a terrible one that affected his public persona, he didn’t commit a crime.
True, committing adultery is wrong, but when a Super Bowl winning quarterback has been in his third off-the-field incident the media has to back off of Tiger.
Both actions by both men are extremely wrong, but why is Woods personal business in everyone’s living room, and were just now finding out about Big Ben’s issues?
Charges where filed on March 5. Everything is not always all black and white, but things have to change in the media and in our homes?
The only way things will change is if you hold people accountable for their irresponsible actions starting today.
Life is like a game so follow the rules and try to make the right decisions along the way. You either win or lose, but at the end of the day if you can say you gave it your all, you have truly succeeded.