All the Evidence in the World

Mea Culpa! Mea Culpa!
How outraged we are. How upset we are. How could he do it. Look at him. He is such a nice guy. How could he do that to that little girl. He has such a pretty wife. He has such a pretty child. How sorry I am. How I have hurt my family. How I hurt my friends. How I have hurt my wallet. How did this happen.

These are not questions, they are statements. Statements from talking heads. Statements from lawyers. Statements from the accused. They won’t try this case in the public forum of the media. They won’t discuss the facts and procedures of the case.

But yet they will use the public forum to call the other side to the carpet. My question is why should I care? Why should I? He nailed a 19 year old girl. She is an adult. He is an adult. He is a millionaire. She is not. He says it was consensual. She says she was raped. Why should I care? Why should I care? He is an athlete. She is an attendant at a spa. He has a lot to lose. She has a lot to gain. But why should I care?

Television tells me to care because he is a superstar athlete who makes millions of dollars a year. He could go to jail. He may not be able to entertain us anymore. He may not be able to make money for all his endorsement companies. I should be concerned if other millionaires lose a couple million. That they don’t move some sneakers, or sell some soda pop, and I should be outraged at this? They want me to spend my money on their products. I don’t buy their sneakers. And I don’t like their soda pop. I don’t even like the game he plays.

For all the other crimes that are committed in this country, why should this one be anymore important than those? It’s bullshit. I won’t feel sorry for him. I feel bad this happened to this girl (if it is true). But there are worse atrocities committed in this country everyday. Horrible terrible truly shocking things. As far as I can tell, this was just sex. Why should I care?

NP: The Sopranos Season 1 – Episode 4: Meadowlands

- posted by TundraBoy @ 3:12 PM