In response to Yasmin Stevens post on the arrest of Ashley Cole

http://yasminstevens.blogspot.com/2009/03/ashley-cole-arrested.html#comments

It is unbelievable that someone who is a role model to so many people, young and old, can show himself up like this and disrespect so many people. It is bad news for the country when the people who our children look up to behave in this way.

We have to remember that there is nothing to prove that Mr. Cole did actually behave in this way. Newspapers have a cruel way of sensationalising stories and it is possible he may have been the victim of injustice at the hands of the police.

Nevertheless, if true it is another example of a celebrity who is idolised by many youngsters disgracing their position. The behaviour of people such as Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss for example, can at times be a terrible example to our youngsters and undoes much of the hard work done by the police and authorities to eradicate drunken and drug-influenced, bad behaviour.

Is it a cry for attention? Is it acts of frustration at the fact they can't go anywhere without being bothered by fans or paperazzi? Whatever it is, behaviour like this ruins the reputation of other celebrities such as Cheryl Cole, David Beckham and Angelina Jolie, to name but a few, who regularly behave admirably and responsibly and do a lot of work for charity. Ashley Cole himself, is a very talented footballer, who also regularly helps out for charity, yet sadly stories like this ruin his own good work.

It would be nice for some celebrities to stop letting down the majority with mindless acts of behaviour, and instead be more grateful for the fortunate position they find themselves in.