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Originally Posted by dino7c
Dirty packed meat plant vs. hockey in a bubble with the top medical professionals.
Harmonic has the right to make the call but I don't think his family is any safer because of it. We will see if safety is actually his concern come the offseason/December. If he goes and signs a big deal and is playing again in a few months that would be telling IMO
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You don't think, but you really don't know. All we know is that playing has, at best, no increase in risk for his family, and at worst, an extremely high increase in risk for his family. But none of us can say where that risk falls. And it's quite easy to pass judgement when you don't care about the lives of his children in the way he does.
As we've seen in the past four months, things change rapidly. Maybe if everything remains exactly the same and he freely goes and plays without concern next season (December?) sure, but the chances of everything remaining the same as today are zero.
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Such extreme perspectives.
IMO it is possible to respect Hamonic's decision without demonizing people who place value on their career as well. Is everyone who goes off to work and accepting some risk above zero showing callous disregard for the health and safety of their family?
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Such dependency on strawmen, too. Of course not everyone who goes off to work is showing callous disregard for the health and safety of their family. Who has said that? Who has even alluded to it? You have a habit of arguing with thin air.
The position that the decision of putting family first and not going into work (when given the choice, in a completely non-essential job that is strictly entertainment, and not in any way needing the minor income it might provide) isn't worthy of respect? I agree, that is an extreme perspective.
Some people are called to essential roles. Some people need to go to work to support themselves or their family. Going to work in these situations increases the risk on yourself or your family, but it must be done. They are no more worthy or unworthy of respect.
Give us one reason why Hamonic must go to work to have his position respected. And why you, in the same situation (experience with respiratory disease, almost losing a family member, don't need the money, non-essential role by every measure, and given the option) would say "You know, I'm going to work anyway" and why that decision deserves
more respect.