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<blockquote data-quote="mackka" data-source="post: 178044">now hold on a minute - someone who is not only representing your state, but your country should be an outstanding citizen. people who others look up to cant be going around causing fights, losing their temper or doing stupid things. especailly violence. who are you? mr ropati or someone? one thing that really gets me is when celebraties get off lightly. they should be procecuted to the full extent of the law. its not hard to be a good citizen and as role models they should be. sure us mere mortals can afford to get up to no good, but we arnt at such a high status as these people are. i belive that not even a hawkes bay prop who blindsides another player should be sticking around. its not an accident, if you punch someone you clearly havent slipped.good bye henjak - youve blowen it. he was given a 2nd chance when he came from south africa and he did not feel the full concequences of a new carrer.[/b]</blockquote>I think it&#039;s ridiculous that we should hold footballers to a higher standard than we do everyone else. No they shouldn&#039;t get off lightly and should be punished according to the law. That&#039;s not really the issue here. The issue is expecting all footballers to be &quot;outstanding citiziens.&quot; These are ordinary people pulled from all walks of life who just happen to be good at playing a particular game. Their skills at football don&#039;t somehow grant them pristine social conduct and its ridiculous to expect them to. Footballers should act as examples of how to play football well and that&#039;s it. If you want role models for life look elsewhere.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="mackka, post: 178044"] now hold on a minute - someone who is not only representing your state, but your country should be an outstanding citizen. people who others look up to cant be going around causing fights, losing their temper or doing stupid things. especailly violence. who are you? mr ropati or someone? one thing that really gets me is when celebraties get off lightly. they should be procecuted to the full extent of the law. its not hard to be a good citizen and as role models they should be. sure us mere mortals can afford to get up to no good, but we arnt at such a high status as these people are. i belive that not even a hawkes bay prop who blindsides another player should be sticking around. its not an accident, if you punch someone you clearly havent slipped. good bye henjak - youve blowen it. he was given a 2nd chance when he came from south africa and he did not feel the full concequences of a new carrer. [/b][/quote] I think it's ridiculous that we should hold footballers to a higher standard than we do everyone else. No they shouldn't get off lightly and should be punished according to the law. That's not really the issue here. The issue is expecting all footballers to be "outstanding citiziens." These are ordinary people pulled from all walks of life who just happen to be good at playing a particular game. Their skills at football don't somehow grant them pristine social conduct and its ridiculous to expect them to. Footballers should act as examples of how to play football well and that's it. If you want role models for life look elsewhere. [/QUOTE]

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