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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Yes, but it is clearly slanted. This immediately causes me to wince: "innocent until proven guilty applies to this particular celebrity avoiding jail time. It does not exonerate him from what he and his accuser know happened between them."
That immediately presupposes that he needs exoneration and that "something happened", neither of which we know.
That said, I definitely, 100% agree with the general thrust of the article that the "fan" culture will cause Hawks fans to want to rush to the guy's defense like he's a personal friend of their because they want him to be:
More instances of tribalism! Usually sports-related tribalism doesn't cause harm - here's a counter-example.
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As far as
that the "fan" culture will cause Hawks fans to want to rush to the guy's defense
on CHI fan boards I've read, it is more an acceptance that, no matter the outcome of this investigation, there will be repercussions due to the team having been embarrassed by Kane's off-ice actions in the past...many would expect Kane to be subject to team sanctions...a Mike Richards like termination due to the violation of standard contract clauses being one extreme, to shopping the, clearly talented, but, personally flawed guy, around.
Sure, there are those that feel that this is an entrapment, much like Kobe Bryant's Colorado legal woes...but this is a minority view, from what I've seen, and as I said, many REAL 'Hawk fans know that, as a Marketing guy, John McDonough, is running this machine, the negative publicity WILL be addressed...and if the ordeal gets to the point of charges being filed, the 'Hawks WILL likely distance themselves (and gain cap space) by termination.