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Originally Posted by Locke
Thats a really tough bar to set on a whole plethora of moral and legal reasons.
Its really skewed in one direction, I think there likely needs to be some middle ground.
If you look at the current state of affairs players can commit an intermediate to severe felony without any risk of losing their jobs or suffering anything more than minor financial harm and minor inconvenience.
Shouldnt there be some fairness going the other way?
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Frankly that's just a matter of calibrating the bar.
Basically what I am saying is, if the league is willing to authorize a termination of a contract, that should apply on a league wide basis, unless of course its for a reason that has nothing to do with the player, like a clerical error etc. If the league decides a drug charge, or domestic abuse, or whatever else is enough reason for a player to have his contract terminated, it should go one step further and remove all eligibility to play, so the situation you described can't happen.
In my view this would both help and hinder players, as having their contracts terminated would be very difficult, with huge consequences, which IMHO it should be. On the other hand, it also punishes players heavily, basically kicking them from the league completely. Terminating a contract should never be something that is easy, but on the other hand, it should also have teeth when it happens.
It's done in several professions. In many cases having a criminal records is grounds for expulsion from an industry. The league just needs to be absolute and consistent in it's criteria.