Double standards for spotlighted citizens pose questions

Headlines about former president Bill Clinton’s scandal, football player Ray Rice’s domestic violence incident, actress Lindsay Lohan’s drug and alcohol problems and Miley Cyrus’s drastic change in appearance, actions and attitudes splattered across every media outlet. These headlines continued to spread through every other channel of gossip. Everyone knew, and judged in one way or another.

Much of society has become obsessed with and addicted to entertainment and pop culture — movies, music, TV shows, “reality” television, professional sports, etc. We feed off the paparazzi and media outlets...