Looking the other way?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> “<span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="weighed">weighed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> “<span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span>” <span word="about">about</span> <span word="graft">graft</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span>, “<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span>? <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span>, <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="Football">Football</span>.</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="alleges">alleges</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="graft">graft</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beneficiaries">beneficiaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malpractices">malpractices</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stinky">stinky</span> <span word="rotten">rotten</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyhow">anyhow</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Say">Say</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="mugging">mugging</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overlook">overlook</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="willfully">willfully</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mugging">mugging</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="conveniently">conveniently</span> <span word="ignoring">ignoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p>
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