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Originally Posted by cannon7
He was a kid. As a father of a developmentally challenged child, I think its sick that society is pulling out pitchforks for something a 14 year old did. Do you remember being 14? Deny it all you want, but you did stupid things at 14. Some of the comments here are disgusting. I guarantee there are posters here who went through juvenile hall (or whatever the Canadian equivalent is), learned from it and are well-adjusted adults today. We can't afford an 18 year old the same opportunity? Sad.
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No one is there best person at 14. I think that everyone has said, or done things that they regret. That said, there is a limit to forgiveness. Using racial slurs as a child and trying to move on from that is one thing, but fooling someone ( a developmentally changed person no less) to eat a candy that was in a urinal is another level. It is sick at 14 it is sick at 64. People need to face the consequences of their actions even when they are young, it is an important part of sharing the world around them. Should his whole life be ruined? no, indeed I think people should not be held to their mistakes as a child. But certainly calling suspicion to whether or not he should be a part of a professional sport team ( or any team, be that a business team or whatever) is completely fair.