Not His Fault

Criticising Shane Warne for sharing his exploits on the poker tour is just another case of passing the responsibility of individual choices onto someone or something else.

It’s claimed that Warne was using his profile to promote gambling.  They make the presumption that his constant tweets will cause other people to start gambling.  This will lead to problem gambling.

If someone does start gambling because of Shane Warne’s tweets, and this gambling becomes an addiction, then that is the individual’s choice.  It is a stupid decision.  We should support this person if they choose to end their addiction but it has nothing to do with Shane Warne.

It might be wise for Shane to tone done the tweets about whatever chips he has on the table.  Regardless, it’s not his fault if people follow his lead and then lose big.

That was their decision.  They will feel the full ramifications of their actions.  The responsibility falls directly on their shoulders.