Does exception talent override personal responsibility and moral principals?
The two biggest celebrity stories of 2009 were the apparent death-by-misadventure of Michael Jackson and the “careerocide” of Tiger Woods. Neither ended up as they did on their own. Michael Jackson did not trawl the streets for a doctor who would do his bidding and step outside professional boundaries for a price. Someone else would have found Dr. Conrad Murray . Tiger Woods could not have maintained his sordid harem without someone in charge of his schedule or his finances knowing. What price does someone put on turning their back on their benefactor and allowing them to do what is “not right” generally or specifically?
Is it enough for someone to just be “good” at something – performing or playing golf – for them to be allowed to use their money, power and influence to break the rules? Michael Jackson and Tiger Wood have paid a price they didn’t foresee, but how many others are out there – entertainers, sportsmen, politicians – whose activities are shielded by walls of deceit? And should those walls suddenly, unexpectedly come down, what of the people who’ve stood by and done nothing to prevent potential tragedy?
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