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Originally Posted by pylon
I've learned, if you are a total bully jerk-wad at 14, the odds are against you, and you will likely be one at 18-24-45.... etc. I'm sure a handful of these guys turn it around, but from what I've seen, the majority simply don't.
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Totally agree. Also want to add that although I was never bullied I knew my fair share growing up. The vast majority of them grew up exactly how you would expect them to (i.e. drug addicts, unfulfilled career, broken family, etc...). The very small sliver of bullies who realized what they were really went out of their way to become decent people. I'm not seeing that here.
Also, the bullying I saw came nowhere near to the behaviour of Miller. That's some next level stuff. I assume this kid was dealing with combined issues of being born with that sort of disposition, potential home abuse, and also coddling of said behaviour by his family along with USA Hockey.
But I believe in second chances. Even for this dbag... it's what separates us from being one. I'm just extremely doubtful he'll do anything meaningful with it.