The rape convictions against the two Brazilian football legends continue to make noise. If at first there was some resentment about the subject, over the last few hours the debate is slowly starting to open up. The last to do so was the Fluminense midfielder, who shared a dressing room with both of them in the national team.
Convictions for rape against Daniel Alves And Robinho They continue to make a lot of noise in Brazil. And the fact is that football in this country has been hit hard by what happened recently to two of its greatest legends. Although both were sentenced to spend time behind bars (four and nine years respectively), the former Barcelona full-back is out on parole after posting $1 million bail, which did not allow him to not prevented from being placed under precautionary measures. his passports were confiscated, he must appear every week before the Barcelona court and will not be able to come within a kilometer of the victim). The last one to bring up this subject was Felipe Melo who just happened to share a dressing room with the two during his stay at Brazilian team.
The 40-year-old midfielder gave an interview to GloboEsporte, where he spoke openly about what happened with his former teammates. First of all, he began by justifying the holding of the dialogue. “Look, first of all, no one has to talk about it. ‘Ah, but why doesn’t so-and-so speak? ?’… He doesn’t speak because it’s not necessary, but I see no problem doing it now “.
To elaborate on what happened, he recounted how he would have felt if the victim had been his daughter. “I have a 15 year old daughter. If they had done this with my daughter, I don’t think I would be here to give her this interview. I think we have to respect human beings, I think we have to respect women and we have to respect men.
He then condemned both players, while ensuring that, in his view, once they have served their respective sentences, they should be reintegrated into society. “The news is a bomb but they must pay for what they did. If found guilty, they will have to pay for what they did . And let this serve as a lesson so that others don’t do it. This is very serious, we cannot escape the problem. They have to pay, and once they have paid their sentence and are released, they must be resocialized “.
Moreover, he believes that their football career is over. “I think they won’t be able to play football anymore. . They can’t close the doors either, because they paid. According to the law of men, they have paid. They have to pay.” Of course, he did not mince his words in condemning the fact that Dani Alves is already free, having spent so little time after receiving his sentence. “I don’t even think it’s long enough. Dani Alves is now out of prison. I don’t think that’s enough for someone who did that to a woman. Imagine the feelings of the girl, who is his daughter, of his parents. Once the guy is convicted, it’s over “.
He concluded his remarks by assuring that for this type of situation to stop happening, it all starts with the family environment. “We cannot lay our hands on anyone’s head. Yes, we have a duty to educate our children, and that also has a lot to do with education; educate our sons and daughters so this doesn’t happen “, he declared with confidence.
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