Leading by example?

The following is a true story that was mostly reported in “Ski Racing” from an AP wire. I believe it was conveniently glossed over by the Park Record, Park City's local paper, as another proof of its poor journalistic quality and as a way to shelter our town's own celebrities. In a nutshell, on St. Patrick's Day, Bill Marolt, the President and CEO of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, was arrested in Park City, and charged with DUI and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. He probably was celebrating his organization's 21 Vancouver medals and no one is to deny the great job he's done at the helm of the US ski team!

Like the Pope, Tiger Woods and Mr. Toyoda, Marolt allegedly apologized but it wasn't said where, when and how. Although he's now at retirement age (66), Bill Marolt has not immediately resigned. Granted, we all make mistakes, but this rather high-payed, high-profile executive probably should have known and behaved better and isn't it true that the higher we stand in life, the more we feel “special,” exonerated and able to write our own rules in total impunity?