Had a show last night that my son was watching. I sat down in the living room and started watching it also.
Apparently a young football player had beaten his girlfriend to the point of being un-concious in an elevator and then drug her out, clearly showing disrespect for her.
According to ESPN, the abuser got fined by the NFL and had to sit two games out. I am thinking, “Okay you beat the crap out of a young woman who is your girlfriend and get a slap on the wrist?”
My son soon turned the channel and I asked him to turn it back because I wanted to see what they said about this little punk who thought he was a big man because he was a football player.
He said, “No, it was bullshit.” Then under his breath he said, “they should have kicked him off the team.”
My son is a kid who was one of the top water polo goalies in the state of Florida when he was only a Sophomore in High School. He knows how to be a star athlete and for the record, water polo is a lot harder than playing football. He also knows that if you ever hit a woman you should lose any rights to even claiming you are an athlete. Because a true athlete has brains and self control in addition to athletic ability.
After hearing what he said about that little punk who is an abuser I couldn’t have been prouder as a mother. I think I must have done something right.
The reason why abuse still happens is because it is tolerated. There should be no tolerance for this kind of behavior in any arena.
Amen… I totally agree. Zero tolerance should be the norm for all sports. These athletes are role models for the youth and should be held to a higher standard than most…. just like politicians and any one in the public eye.
Amen to that sister. Abuse is in many forms and those who are given the gifts to be role models for our youth should be very circumspect in their behavior, not only in the public eye, but also behind closed doors.