dual standards in forgiveness

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Just a quick venting session here…

the track and field fan base seems to struggle (when it comes to national media whenever a few athl. get tested positive for something that should not be. However, pro athl get caught all the time beating wives, drunk driving, plotting a murder, drug sales but the following and fan club is unaffected. As soon as one thing goes wrong with track then they say “this makes it hard on everyone”. Terrell O acts a fool but this has no effect on anything else. ]

DOnt get me wrong, football is my favorite sport but what does it take for TF to get to a point where the general public (not us because obviously we’re zealots) will see the action as indidvidual behavior?

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Perhaps it has to do with the fact that the ‘other sports’ have a larger fan base and a larger number of participants so it has less of an impact. :confused:

It could also be that public expectation of certain sports is skewed by historical and current actions.

Personally I see the actions of certain sports participants and view it as typical of that sport. Examples being rugby and rugby league. Players from those codes have a history of loutish, drunken, anti-social behavior and I doubt that will ever change as it is part of the culture. I don’t condone it but it doesn’t diminish my enjoyment of the games.