L.T. May Stand for Legal Troubles

May 8, 2010   ·   Frank Gray   ·   Jump to comments

This past week has been dominated primarily by one story and one man, the former NFL superstar Lawrence Taylor. Taylor has found himself in the midst of yet another whirlwind of legal troubles. It's not tax evasion or drug addictions. This time, as everyone by now probably knows, it is centered around soliciting underaged prostitution.

In the past few days, everyone has weighed in on his guilt or their shock and appalled reactions. Too many opinions and too many observations on his guilt. I will not weigh in on that particular issue. I want to delve deeper into the issue.

The essential question I wish to explore is one that has two parts. First, what would cause someone of his stature to resort to such actions in the first place? Second, as a follow up, why is the reaction of the population so different because of his stature? Let's address the first.

What would cause someone of his stature to resort to such actions in the first place? Over the past fe...

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