In this case anyway.
Age, sex, religion - none of which were taken into consideration.
Today I read that Sydney Swans football player Adam Goodes was racially abused by a 13-year-old girl.
The Sydney Swans were playing against
Collingwood, when the Collingwood supporter shouted 'ape' at Goodes.
Goodes then asked for the teenage girl to be escorted from the football ground.
He has since said he was left heartbroken.
'That's what hurt me so bad...when I turned around, I just saw this young face and...it was just sad.
'That's why I had to leave the arena, it just broke my heart.'
He also said that he recognises it's not her fault.
'It's not her fault, she's 13, she's still so innocent, I don't put any blame on her,'
'Unfortunately it's what she hears, in the environment she's grown up in that has made her think that it's OK to call people names.
'I guarantee she has no idea right now how it makes people feel to call them an ape.'
I completely agree with Goodes' decision. Discipline was needed and a principle was set.
Watch the video here.
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