From the international player to the edge of prisoner: The game of law and humanity in Promez s dilemma

When 33-year-old Quincy Promez said "I long to return home", the striker, who has been wearing the Dutch national team's shirt 50 times, his tone was full of struggle and helplessness. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for beating his cousin, and the drug transaction added another six years in prison. Now he is trapped in Dubai waiting for extradition. His fate has long deviated from the glorious trajectory of the green field. The Promez incident tore open the acne under the glamorous guise of professional sports. In the football world, glory in the spotlight often conceals the weakness of human nature. When huge wealth is intertwined with an indulgent lifestyle, and when the awareness of rules gradually fades into the debauchery of luxury, the former stadium heroes may become prisoners of the law. He claimed that he had been trying to contact the judiciary, but such a defense paled in the face of conclusive criminal facts.

The appeal of "accepting questioning but not being arrested" is essentially a dangerous test between the majesty of the law and his career. There is never room for bargaining in the law, and the seriousness of judicial procedures cannot be challenged. Promez uses "continue to play football" as a bargaining chip, which not only exposes his misunderstanding of the law, but also reflects the distorted values ​​of some athletes - they are accustomed to fighting for benefits through rules on the field, but ignores the inconsistency of the legal red line in life.

The "respite" brought by the no extradition treaty between the Netherlands and Russia, and the strandedness caused by the Dubai traffic accident, are more like the dark humor of fate. Although these accidental events temporarily delayed his pace of facing the law, they also made him fall into a longer mental torment. Promes' dilemma sounded a wake-up call for all athletes: professional achievements are by no means illegal amulets, and the liquidation of the law may be late, but never absent.

From the international player to the brink of prison, Promez's story is not only a personal tragedy, but also a warning specimen for the sports world. It reminds us that no matter how dazzling a star is, he must live within the legal framework. Only by facing mistakes and taking responsibility is the only way to get out of difficulties. Otherwise, no matter how much desire to "return to China to play football", it will eventually become a bubble.