The Sypher vs. Pitino trial is taking place in Louisville at the present time.. The two major participants in this real life drama are both flawed people. I would think that if a novelist sat down to write a fictional account of the story that is playing out here, he would very likely choose people with the same traits and personalities as these two.
Rick Pitino's public persona is that of one who is self assured, talented, aggressive, inspirational, and attractive. He is handsome and out going. As far as his private life is concerned, we know very little but he has shown himself to be compassionate and loving and emotional about the woes of his friends and family. He has suffered great sorrows in his life, he lost a young son and a brother-in-law that he was very close to that was killed in the 911 attack.
Karen Sypher grew up here in Louisville and attended school with neighborhood kids, rode in car pools, packed her lunch, wore uniforms, grew up and married. She did not distinguish herself in any way as far as we know. Obviously she did want to have life a little easier than she had it. She wanted to be somebody and she chose her femininity as her weapon of choice. She married and had a child or two and went to work in an office doing menial tasks. She early on claimed that she was being sexually harassed by her boss and took the matter to court. She was not too successful in gaining much money from that encounter but undaunted she decided to expand her search. Fate, I guess, had her be at Porcino's on the same night that Pitino came there with friends.
His major flaw came to the forefront. He has no resistance, apparently to the charms of a well endowed, floozy. She displayed her charms and he fell victim to them. Obviously fouled by alcohol. How could he be so stupid? That is the age old question. Men have been trapped in the webs of evil since Adam fell victim to Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Karen Sypher was sure that she had trapped the "cash cow" but things did
not work as she had planned. He "kissed and told" when he sobered up and realized he had jeopardized his life as he knew it. He was a victim of extortion he claimed.
Nobody said she was the sharpest knife in the drawer but she continues to display her poor taste and make a fool of herself. It is probably a given that her lawyers told her to lose the low cut tops and short tight skirts and stilettos so she put on a turtle neck shirt sans under garments and stuck with the stilettos. Yesterday she went back to a lower neck shirt but filled in the "vee" with a large cross on a chain. The cross looked to be about three or four inches tall. In the parking lot, as she approached the court house, she stopped and held up the cross and kissed it! I kid you not, this actually happened.
If you are keeping score I think the flaws of one are out numbering the flaws of the other. We are all flawed in some way or another but we have to learn sooner or later to overcome some of the more egregious ones. I will be glued to the news to see how this all plays out. I've just given the bare bones of the situation but will be anxious to see how it comes to a conclusion. Ciao
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