Tiger Woods Can't Hide From The Truth

By Caitlin McCoy


There was much suspicion regarding the incident of Tiger Woods. At 2:25 a.m. Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree. What dragged out this issue for so long is the fact that Woods or his wife, Elin Woods, would not give officers any information. Another reason why this dilemma couldn’t be dropped is because he is a celebrity; one that does not have a bad record. Because of this, investigators want to find the juicy information behind this even more.
Before the definite news came out that Woods had an affair, reporters brainstormed different scenarios of what might have happened. They used the clues, such as the impact of the car to the tree and fire hydrant, to put together a possible story of what went on early that morning. One idea that was conjured up was that Woods backed up and hit a tree to try to escape from his wife who was attacking him (maybe with a golf club) because she was mad at him.
Reporters can only investigate this case to a certain extent. Because he is a celebrity, reporters tend to keep the incident on high radar, maybe higher than is needed. At the same time, Woods would not share any information at first. He has his right to say nothing to reporters. At the same time, he has to face the fact that information will get out. This is because reporters have a right to look into the disagreement Woods and his wife had.
These two forces battling each other, one to keep information from getting out, and the other, trying to get as much information as possible, bring about issues of freedom of speech and freedom of press. The reporters must keep their boundaries and Woods needs to accept that information will get out.