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Originally Posted by cannon7
Haven't seen a single post like that. He didn't get a break. He was punished. It is now four years later. He hasn't reoffended.
He's not getting a break now, either. The media is lambasting him for things he did as a child. Things he was already punished for doing. People here are criticizing him for a lack of remorse he displayed in front of a magistrate -- when he was 14.
This is just ridiculous. Another poster rightly pointed out that if this happened in Canada, records of this juvenile offense would be private. They're private in the United States, too. It's just that a reporter dug into his past and found someone with a tale to tell. The law, as it stands, protects juvenile offenders because that's the moral thing to do. Children aren't adults. But now that the media has their hands on the story it's open season?
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He was punished but it sure seems like a lack of remorse and continued intimidation occurred.
We are talking about someone who physically and psychologically tormented an extremely vulnerable person for years. What he did is absolutely rotten to the core and I hope he pays the ultimate price and doesn’t get to pursue his dream of playing hockey for a living. I don’t want him anywhere near being in a position of a role model in the future. I am glad he is getting lambasted and in my opinion deserves all negative repercussions that come from this incident as what he did for YEARS was disgusting.
I have refrained from pairing in this thread but my blood has been boiling over this incident.
I don’t get why you are defending him? You say he hasn’t reoffended but you have no idea. He probably has bullied many others over the years and who is to say he hasn’t? He hasn’t been charged with anything doesn’t mean he hasn’t hurt or intimidated others.
Your last paragraph is another way of saying “boys will be boys” and because this happened as a youth he shouldn’t be held accountable as an adult? He needs to live with the consequences of his actions as his victim will be living with this for his entire life.