Who is the bigger villain? Tiger Woods or Bernie Madoff?

Intuitively, it seems one would answer 'Madoff' for sure.


BETRAYING TRUST

But think about it: both betrayed the sacred trust of many thousands(Madoff clients) and millions(Woods fans) respectively, with Woods being the "winner" in terms of sheer numbers of people who looked up to him and idolised him.


THE SUMS OF MONEY INVOLVED

Ol' Bernie cheated people of a sum estimated at between $50 billion and $65 billion, while Woods hoodwinked sponsors into parting with enough money to elevate him to the status of the world's first sporting billionaire.

So Madoff arguably "wins" hands down.


DURATION

Tiger has been allowing the press to paint an angelic image of him for over a decade while Bernie has carried out his Ponzi scheme for over three decades so Madoff arguably "wins" this one.


HOW MANY LOVES or APPROVALS HAVE TURNED TO HATE or DISAPPROVALS

Gallup recorded the biggest drop in its history when Tiger's Approval Rating dropped from over 80% to 33% after his sex scandal.

I'm sure Bernie Madoff, whose crime affected a much smaller group, would be hard pressed to equal the old philanderer's feat.

So my vote to Tiger in this category.


Hmmm...a case could therefore be made that they are EQUALLY villainous!