Rugby players
Here is yet another newsline on an idiotic professional athlete here in the land down under:
http://www.leaguehq.com.au/articles/2009/08/31/1251570648647.html
This kind of behavior is rampant, with drunken players getting drunken and rowdy and getting mixed up on the wrong side of the law. I know that professional athletes back in the states get into trouble as well, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as it is here. It may be that Australia's smaller population combined with a national reverence for sports makes sports news more prominent. I also feel as though it has to do with the general stupidity of the players and a lack of responsibility and respect. There are other stories involving players beating their wives and girlfriends, a coach punching one of his female staff members, rape, team orgies, etc. etc. The most notorious club to go to in the state is the Panthers Club, a giant club/bar/casino out west in Penrith where Marcus grew up. The Panther's Club as in the Penrith Panthers rugby team. See a link?
It's disappointing that these players who are so much in the public eye have the opportunity to be role models for younger generations, but instead they take create these kinds of headlines, taking no responsibility for themselves and their behavior. The younger generations see this and follow by example, and thus bad behavior is further propagated. I really wish some rugby player of worth would stand up and really set a positive example and renounce this kind of degenerate behavior. Maybe it's happened before, but I can certainly tell you that the bad news always seems to overshadow the good. Wouldn't it be lovely if there was a newspaper devoted to positive stories--the good work done by charities, stories of people overcoming adversity, medical miracles, pictures of beautiful places and travel stories, small things you can do to help save the environment, or maybe even interviews of every day people making positive choices or people who are actually content with life? I mean, I know it's important to know the sad and unfortunate things that are going on in the world, but what's the point if there's no resolution or people taking action to remedy some of these things?
http://www.leaguehq.com.au/articles/2009/08/31/1251570648647.html
This kind of behavior is rampant, with drunken players getting drunken and rowdy and getting mixed up on the wrong side of the law. I know that professional athletes back in the states get into trouble as well, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as it is here. It may be that Australia's smaller population combined with a national reverence for sports makes sports news more prominent. I also feel as though it has to do with the general stupidity of the players and a lack of responsibility and respect. There are other stories involving players beating their wives and girlfriends, a coach punching one of his female staff members, rape, team orgies, etc. etc. The most notorious club to go to in the state is the Panthers Club, a giant club/bar/casino out west in Penrith where Marcus grew up. The Panther's Club as in the Penrith Panthers rugby team. See a link?
It's disappointing that these players who are so much in the public eye have the opportunity to be role models for younger generations, but instead they take create these kinds of headlines, taking no responsibility for themselves and their behavior. The younger generations see this and follow by example, and thus bad behavior is further propagated. I really wish some rugby player of worth would stand up and really set a positive example and renounce this kind of degenerate behavior. Maybe it's happened before, but I can certainly tell you that the bad news always seems to overshadow the good. Wouldn't it be lovely if there was a newspaper devoted to positive stories--the good work done by charities, stories of people overcoming adversity, medical miracles, pictures of beautiful places and travel stories, small things you can do to help save the environment, or maybe even interviews of every day people making positive choices or people who are actually content with life? I mean, I know it's important to know the sad and unfortunate things that are going on in the world, but what's the point if there's no resolution or people taking action to remedy some of these things?
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