Afl Scandal
Just like that, the St Kilda scandal engulfed another victim.
On Channel 7’s Sunday Night was a much-hyped interview with Kim’s parents. Kim being the 17-year-old at the centre of the St Kilda scandal. Parents Tony and Susan went on television and spoke of their horror at being called “bad parents”, the death threats levelled against them, and their fears for the safety of their younger daughter, who is just 10.
Then there’s a gratuitous shot of Kim jogging through a park with her little sister. So now everyone knows what this young girl, who is arguably the only innocent one in the whole sordid mess, looks like.
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Teenagers are idiots, most of the time. They do incredibly stupid things. Hormones, drugs, alcohol, and a not-yet fully formed idea of their actions’ consequences means they screw up. A lot.
So, there’s this 17-year-old girl with a lot to say about the AFL. About sex and older men and power and betrayal. She may have won Ricky Nixon’s scalp - there is speculation he is now stepping down after confessing to “inappropriate dealings” with her.
On paper, this is a great story of the little guy (girl) standing up to the big bully boy. In reality it’s a teenager. A teenager who has now outed herself – or been outed – on 60 Minutes. There are reports she was paid a five-figure sum. Which isn’t really that much, when you think about it.
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facepalm says:
It actually makes me laugh that adults like I are using her age as a reason to stick up for her. Your age does not mean anything. People go through alot in their lives and it is these experiences that shape us. they help guide our decisions of what is… Read more »
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Jara says:
Dear Author I find it unfortunate that you have obviously never met a decent teenager, I am 21, so I suppose not long out of the demographic that you are depicting as drooling, incompetent, ignorant idiots, though regardless of whether the young girl is doing something horribly wrong or not,… Read more »
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