I bet Old Dog still feels sorry for Benny Barba " the role model family guy"...LOL!
Dude. You're being an immature twat.
First of all : Do not mistake sympathy for condoning what he did.
Secondly : There isn't one Bulldogs fan on the planet, who'd turn a blind eye to what he's done.
People like OB and me (ie: men with double, triple, quadruple the life experience), have seen this sh*t all too often : People CAN, and invariably do multiple times, fall of the rails. It's sad to watch.
We understand that Ben Barba has given himself a lifetime of baggage to deal with post football.
He had everything at his feet. He blew it. He knows it now. He's trying to salvage what little he can.
The scale of his downfall is like nothing I've ever seen ... saying "I feel sorry for him", is a measure of maturity, compassion and empathy.
I know it's hard for you to understand, but you'll appreciate this outlook more perhaps later in life, once you've made a mistake (or many) and disappoint those around you who give a sh*t.