Another Perspective On JTGate

I was shocked to learn of John Terry's affair a month ago. But for me the rampant media speculation and complete invasion of the England captains privacy is much more worrying.

I believe in Free Speech- the freedom to speak without censorship or limitation is something that I think is incredibly important politically in any community or country. The media has every right to portray any piece of news it feels the public needs to hear.

But I feel that the tabloid vultures have swarmed in an attempt to wreck the image and life of a man just to sell newspapers. The common argument seems to be one of 'Everybody has a right to know what the captain of England has been up to'. But doesn't his family have the right not to be stalked by paparazzi? Does his daughters not have the right to be able to walk to school without reporters lurking around each corner? Shouldn't they have the chance to work out a family problem on their own and move on with their lives? And let's face it, it'd be a hell of a lot easier for Terry and his family to move forward if they could do it privately.

I am no great fan of Jon Terry's; in fact before all of this occurred you could even go as far as to say that I didn't like him. But if the journalists involved were subjected to this kind of harrowing nightmare every time they themselves made a mistake, they might think a little differently about whether they should be allowed to attempt to destroy a man's life.