Bullying is an exceedingly nasty trait, and it would seem
that for ‘French’ athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, aggressive bullying is
an intrinsic part of his character, most recently illustrated by his attack
upon a 14-year-old girl dressed as a mascot following his win at Sunday’s
Helsinki 3000m Steeplechase (see video below). Thankfully, the Daily Mail reports that the girl was only winded, but the manner in which he treated her
reveals him to be a damaged character with an anger problem. Such behaviour has occurred before, as shown in the second clip, where at around a minute and 30
seconds into the video he is seen to contemptuously push a mascot into a
kneeling position before him. He also received a 10-month suspension for
attacking a teammate in Monaco in 2011.
What
will happen to this arrogant 'Frenchman' of Algerian descent following
this latest act of ill-tempered aggression? If I were French, I would
not be happy to see this man representing my country and bringing it
into disrepute, and would rather that he ran for Algeria instead. He may
run for France, but he is neither French nor a sportsman. Kick him out
of France. He's a liability.
Unsporting Maghrebian masquerading as Frenchman
Mekhissi-Benabbad's spiritual Brother
Mekhissi-Benabbad's spiritual Brother
