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Originally Posted by Otto29
The problem is that people have already decided he is guilty regardless of the truth. The optics dictate he needs to be let go. That being said, many of you should be ashamed of yourselves. We live in a country where people are innocent until proven guilty. Perhaps you should put yourself in the persons shoes before judging
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Innocent until proven guilty is a criminal concept. This is not a criminal charge. It's also a concept that originated because of a very high proportion of crimes punishable by death, so they wanted to be pretty sure someone did something before killing them. While Peters will experience a consequence, I don't think he's going to be short-drop hanged, or sent to Australia.
Almost everything else is a balance of probabilities. Ie, what probably happened.
Yes, we don't know exactly what happened, and we probably never will, but there is substantiated information about what was said.
Right now, yeah, he probably said those things, and because of that, should no longer be associated with this team.
I feel bad for the guy in a personal capacity. I never like to see people lose their jobs, and I feel bad for his family. But, since these things probably happened, he should no longer be employed by the Flames. That said, I'm more than content waiting to see the fruits of the investigation, which he is entitled to.