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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Yeah, Bill Peters can come back from this, and I hope he does so, but it's going to take time and a tonne of growth. If he ever gets another opportunity to coach professional hockey again, it should only happen after he has demonstrated an unequivocal and obvious change in his character.
Sometimes, an apology is just not even close to enough.
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I just want to say it is possible, because there has been plenty of time, that a tonne of growth had happened.
The Flames had to dismiss Peters, I believe that. What he said was reprehensible and certainly racist. I wouldn't even argue if a person was to insist he was a racist at that time.
What bothers me in the new age of public court, is that going forward, he will be labeled as a racist. Period. Which may be true. Or, over time, he's been exposed to different people and places, and has learned his past behaviours/thoughts/feelings were ignorant. It's possible the growth has already happened is my point. Not saying probable, but possible. Doesn't matter though, he's forever a racist. I don't believe that is fair.