Some of todays thought on how we can prevent these sports people from committing these cruel, and deadly acts. It all rests on peer pressure, accountability and consequences, which are all too often lacking in sports because of glorified celebrity. The friends and fans serve as the enablers, and share a big part of the blame if they do not hold the sports figure they so admire accountable for inappropriate, cruel behavior long before an actual crime is committed: Kevin Garside: Here was a player who believed he was beyond the rules of engagement that govern mortals like us because in every aspect of his life he is rarely called to account. He does as he wishes when he wishes and too few say no to him. independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/kevin-garside-the-oscar-pistorius-case-is-an-extreme-instance-of-why-indulging-sporting-celebrities-can-be-so-damaging-9732448.html Antoinette Muller: In his book Crime, Shame and Reintegration, published in 1989, Australian criminologist John Braithwaite puts forth a theoretical model for dealing with crime at the individual and community levels. According to Braithwaite, high rates of predatory crime in a society are indicative of the failure to shame those acts labelled as criminal. Braithwaite argues that the breakdown of community ties in modern urban communities has meant that perpetrators of crime are not made to feel ashamed of their actions, and thus continue victimising others without remorse. Excluding Pistorius, at least for a period of time, will almost certainly cause him shame and, one would hope, force some kind of introspection. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-09-14-analysis-does-sport-have-the-obligation-to-exclude-oscar-pistorius/#.VB6-FhY9up1
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:12:00 +0000
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