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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
The career he pursues is up to him. But he may find that he is limited by companies that want to hire him given what is known about him.
Which is a consequence of his action.
Again, I'm not saying the NHL should ban him from their league. My view is that should have been left to teams to do the right thing and not draft him.
And that's where the Coyotes screwed up. They did the math and decided his abilities were high enough that they were willing to compromise their morals.
When people do things there are consequence. And there are second chances. Both. He can have a second chance, but the consequence of his actions may be that his career choices may have some limitations.
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I agree with you that he should not be banned. Which means that there may be some employer willing to give him a chance. He found one. Maybe there were more, and since you only get drafted once we don't know. Doesn't sound like he actually fell that far.
Personally I think his ability to get a job in his chosen profession is kind of barking up the wrong tree. If his punishment wasn't severe enough, IMO that's a problem with the justice system. Why should becoming a hockey player be a higher bar than an engineer, chef or pharmacist?
Did the Coyotes compromise their morals by drafting him? Maybe. Should they have talked to the victim's mother before drafting him? Does any employer who hires someone convicted of a certain crime compromise their morals? I truly don't know about the answer to that as I just don't see it as cut and dried as some do. I'm struggling with how anyone can be so certain of what he has done with himself since this behavior.