Letter to the editor - re Steve Molitor
Many viewers in this area may have seen a local boy do well at Casino Rama last weekend. Steve Molitor successfully defended is World Featherweight Crown against South African fighter Takalani (The Panther) Ndlovu.
Michael Traikos, CanWest News Service; National Post stated that
“Saturday's title defence was the first time in more than 20 years that a world championship bout - involving a homegrown world champion - has been held in Ontario. It was also the first time a world title fight was televised by TSN, which broadcast via satellite to Canadian troops in Afghanistan, Egypt, the Netherlands and the North Sinai desert.”
How wonderful for Steve Molitor to gain such renown!
According to Steve Buffery at slam.canoe.ca,
“Steve Molitor perseveres through the harshest hurdles.” He writes, “And then there's Molitor's biggest burden, the incarceration of his brother, Jeremy Molitor, who is serving a life term in a Kingston penitentiary for murdering his girlfriend, Jessica Nethery, in 2002 back in Sarnia.
“The crime devastated both families and remains a dark cloud over the town.
“But the brothers remain close and Steve is hopeful that Jeremy will be able to watch his fight against Ndlovu, which will televised live on TSN.“
The trouble is that anyone who saw the event on July 14 at Rama saw Steve Molitor proudly wear a T-shirt with his brother’s name emblazoned both front and back. We must all be horrifid and outraged. Whatever passes between the brothers should remain private!
The horrific crime was perpetrated in May of 2002 and still, after 5 years, it still hurts like hell to remember. Does this public display indicate that Steve Molitor condones his brother’s actions? Are we supposed to feel sorry for Jeremy?
That whole story is a tragic one, and is as fresh as if it were yesterday. Steve should have enough respect for the victims of the crime to avoid placing his brother in the limelight again.
Jessica Nethery is not just a statistic to be forgotten. She was a most lovely young lady. How dare anyone feel sorry for the older brother’s plight! Steve and his brother may exchange letters once a week – according to Joe O'Connor of the National Post in an article published online on November 4, 2006 – but Jessica’s family will never exchange letters with her.
Regardless how talented is young Steve Molitor, he will lose fans and lose respect if he continues to publicly include his brother in his fights.
1 comment:
Jessica was a friend of mine and a very sweet girl. The Molitors should all be ashamed of Jeremy. Being a washed up coke addict is no excuse for what he did.
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