So I saw "the lion man craig bush" on tv last night, speaking about how sad he was that his favourite tiger had had the misfortune of eating a keeper, and it made me think....
How come he's still respected after being convicted for assaulting his partner?
Tony Veitch, in comparison, has been totally taken down by the media, his employers, and the public.
I don't think that what Tony Veitch did was right, but how come there's such a fuss about what he did, but no one makes a fuss about the thousands of other NZ men that bash their wifes too.
What if their faces were all paraded on tv and people stalked them with cameras and microphones trying to get a good story?
Mr Veitch is certainly a sorry mess after this kind of treatment, and losing his jobs, and all that.
If only the other wife beaters out there would feel that kind of shame and despair over their stupid actions.
I don't know, Veitch's treatment seems pretty punitive to me?
ReplyDeleteWhat we really want is for wife beaters to feel real regret over their actions. In Veitch's case, it's not regret for the fact that the actions caused him to lose his public standing, his job, but regret for what his actions caused to another human being. I wonder if all the public consequences make it harder to experience real repentance? I guarantee Veitch regrets the incident, but does he regret the action, or the consequences? How can anyone really know?
Unfortunately, real repentance isn't emphasized by the news, it seems like the media is just out to punish.
Are you from NZ too? Yay, love finding nz bloggers!!
ReplyDeleteIt is too late at night for me to make a coherent, thrilling argument, so I shall just say hooray! Glad you're back in the blogging world :)
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