Letter: Letter to the editor: Tricks of the law

<p><strong>To the editor:</strong></p><p>In 2009, Tiger Woods made news for having numerous affairs, which I may add, were with consenting adults. He was ostracized, shamed and lost sponsors, for something that was not a crime.</p><p>In 2017, Phil Mickelson was involved in Insider Trading, illegally profiting around $900,000. He did this to pay off a gambling debt. The person he was involved with in the insider trading was a known gambler. The PGA has rules against their golfers associating with gamblers, yet Phil was not sanctioned.</p><p>As to the Insider Trading, Phil was let off on a dubious technicality. This was for something that is a crime. Many folks are in prison today for stealing way less than this amount, I may add. Yet, Phil lost no sponsors, and was not shamed or ostracized.</p><p>We live in a funny country where, when you do not break the law but it involves sex, we will hang you in the town square and drag out witnesses at your &quot;public trial.&quot; But when you do break the law, we give you a pass.</p><p>“And justice for all … so help me God!”</p><p><p><strong>Jay Goad</strong></p><p><p><strong>Franklin</strong></p>