Are Athletes Who Commit Crimes Treated Differently

There have been several athletes over the years who have been caught up in scandals or crimes. Just to name a few there is Michael Vick, who was caught up in dogfighting. He ultimately went to prison and is now back in the NFL. But he is now struggling to regain his status he once had as an elite quarterback. Next, of course, there is Tiger Woods. We all know what he has done and it looks like now that he and his wife are now done. He took some time off and came back during the masters a week ago and did fairly well and now he will be playing at Quail Meadows this weekend. Then there is Ben Roethlisberger. I am sorry but this guy is a dumbass. Even though there was no crime committed "that we know of" this is the second time he has been in the spotlight for downright stupidity. Does he really have to go in the public to show off his money and power as a professional sports athlete?

Do these athletes get special treatment because they are professional athletes? Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. If we look back at the O.J. Simpson trial back in the 90's, we can all honestly say he is guilty of murder and yet his money and legal team got him off scott free and yet he hasn't been able to stay out of trouble and has landed himself back in jail for other reasons. I think Michael Vick did his time and learned from it. I hope Tiger learned his lesson because it is just awful what he put his family through. With "Big" Ben, who knows. It looks like he will be suspended by the NFL, but he might think nothing of it and keep acting like a fool until he does get in trouble with the law. The point is that in a lot of cases, famous athletes do get special treatment because of their money and power and as average joes like us, it just is not fair.

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