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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
I believe each and every one of these allegations. In fact, I am sure all of it happened and then some. It is disgusting and, unfortunately, has been part of most team sports for a very long time. It must stop and, hopefully, it is being eliminated. Yes to exposing the problem. Yes to advocating against hazing. Yes to making it impossible to practice going forward. Not sure if the lawsuit is the right way of going about it though. Smacks of going after the money first and foremost.
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I don't think it is all about money. Depending on how many players are involved in the class action, and after the lawyers get their cut, there probably won't be a big payout.
For years, hazing has existed and there haven't been any indications that there are serious efforts to fix it, so a lawsuit is the next step. Let's face it, the threat of being sued is probably a better tool than trying to appeal to the morals of people who allowed this stuff to happen to begin with.
I have no doubt that this is a case where the abused have become abusers for a long time and that people who live in that world became desensitized to what was going on.