Monday, December 18, 2006
Barely a fine
Some idiot football player from Texas (he's gotten way too much publicity to mention his name here) was recently fined $35,000 for spitting in another player's face. At first that sounds pretty high - and to me it is - it's almost what I make for the year. For this player, it's not much more than a real soft tap on the wrist.
This guy is making $10,000,000 (that's 10 million) this year. And of that, he's paying $35,000 (that's 35 thousand). $35K is .0035 of $10 mil. If I had to pay that same percentage it'd cost me $140 which is what I paid for a Christmas dinner a couple of weeks ago. Is $140 going to teach me a lesson - I doubt it. So is $35K going to teach this loudmouth a lesson - I definitely doubt it. Especially since the added publicity he's getting will probably mean that some "sporting" goods company will sign him up to endorse their latest and greatest product - maybe Kleenex would be a good choice. You know, how it's good for cleaning spit off your face.
