I have no idea whether John Terry racially abused Anton Ferdinand.
I love British Law and Justice and believe it's the best in the world and that can decide Terry's guilt or not. I do know that the maximum fine Terry can receive if he is found guilty is £2500, which for a man paid £150,000 a week is like putting Hitler on the Naughty Step.
What amazes me is that anyone is the least bit surprised that anyone thinks Terry would be incapable of such an action.
You take a pre-teenager from a family where academic achievement, wisdom and maturity are alien concepts. You put him in a total non-reality where he is groomed to be a professional footballer at the expense of any other outside, socialising influences. You give him credit cards at 18. You give him a multi-million pound contract at 21. You give him women throwing themselves at his feet. You make him the most alpha male in a remorselessly alpha-male culture.
You never tell him 'No. You can't do that.'
....and we are supposed to be surprised when he, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, Ched Evans, Mario Balletelli et al do not turn out to be the role model parents want - merely the role-model their Zeitgeist ensures they would always become.
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