Don't wish to insult you, but (to me) that statement smacks of hypocrisy. It namely sounds as though you are saying that his only mistake was in not observing the letter of the law. That the exact same behavior - but in a different country with different laws - would be subject to a different moral interpretation. Or that a similar behavior - ultra-rich guy getting a "girlfriend" (quotation marks intentional) to satisfy his "urges" (your term) would be in a different moral category.
I myself have no position on this case - not ever having heard of this "Robert Kraft" before, and not being familiar with the details of the case.
Regards,
You admit you don’t know what you’re talking about yet you say I sound like a hypocrite. In this case, I am.
I say that because, as a Christian, I know that the sin is internal. The law I seek to live by is a different standard than most and yet I still fail at times and need the grace of Christ.
But I suspect Mr. Kraft is not a Christian so I cannot condemn him by my standards. I am also not a rich man or a public figure but what I know about it, his mistakes are highly visible so extra care must be taken so as not to be an embarrassment to himself and others.
That includes showing up at seedy massage parlors that most people know are fronts for prostitution. A rich man has options not available to the rest of us. There are options that do not involve public exposure or ridicule. He tried the cheap, common solution and got burned by it.
20-someodd people were arrested but only one has ever been named. Kraft is the public figure and he’s the one losing face over this. His apology is about his poor judgement even more than what he actually did.
Eugene Robinson was a defensive back who was playing in his second straight Super Bowl. He was being honored as a model husband and father down in Miami the same week as the big game. He decided that, while in Miami, he would seek out a street prostitute who turned out to be an undercover officer. Soon the news was out that he should have been Hypocrite of the Year.
His error was making a decision that embarrassed his family, his teammates and the organization he worked for. For that, he issued an apology. Robinson should have, at the very least, found a more discreet option than he chose.
Kraft is in a similar circumstance although he’s a team owner, not a player.