Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Why the surprise?

Carmelo Anthony was nabbed for a DUI in Denver. No big shock there. I mean, he's human. He made a mistake. Hopefully he learns from it.

Just as un-shocking to me is the preferential treatment Anthony was supposedly given. According to reports, Anthony was driven back to his hotel by police (instead of thrown in the drunk tank) and his car was driven back to the police station parking lot (rather than the police impounding the car).

So where's the surprise? Anthony is a multi-million dollar star athlete. He's received special treatment for a loooong time now. And he's not the first athlete to get a break. Is it right? No. Should it be met with such surprise and indignation?

That would another big, fat no.

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