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Originally Posted by cannon7
What if this was your child? Are you the kind of person who would just toss your child to the wolves because they did something awful?
Perhaps if it was your child you'd see things differently?
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If that was my child, I'd feel terrible I failed the kid as a parent, and be deathly afraid of what the kid will grow up to be if I don't help him understand just how severe his actions were. I'd be doing everything I can as a parent to ensure myself and him are making as many amends as we possibly can to the victim and their family.
Sweeping it under the rug is definitely not an action I'd take, that's for sure. Especially if the kid still wants to have a hockey career. Because of his past actions, he now has to work 10X harder than everyone else to convince people he's changed, and be genuine about it. If he can't do that, then he's not meant to be in a career where he's under public scrutiny constantly. He needs to change his career path. As fans, it's not up to us to give him the benefit of the doubt.