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potentially leading to prosecution/deportation
I hadn't even considered this bit. As @Stonehedge says this might be a catalyst for a changing of attitudes or even the law if he gets a high-profile exception.
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I hadn't even considered this bit.
It really should have been one of the first things that occurred to everybody hearing the story. What he has done has put him under huge public and police scrutiny. He has cited as witnesses teachers, social workers and adoptive family members who are all now under the same scrutiny and also risk prosecution (even deportation in the case of that family).
As Stonehedge says this might be a catalyst for a changing of attitudes or even the law if he gets a high-profile exception.
@Stonehedge 's other reasonable explanation (I didn't say or mean to imply there were only two) is plausible but I wouldn't demand that be his motivation, having the privilege of not being in his situation. @hugo7 even offers an explanation to satisfy the cynical without resorting to conspiracy theories. The burden of proof here is on the conspiracy theorist; as things stand, they face quite the challenge.
I'm a little suprised that some people automatically assume that Farah told his story for personal gain.
@Stonehedge He can have multiple motivations, even start with one and the others then occur to him.
itsbruce
Two reasonable explanations:
The most remarkable thing about his life is going from civil war refugee to domestic slave to famous Olympic sportsman. There's nothing remarkable about this placing him in the situation he now faces.