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Originally Posted by Letter sent to NHL teams
"When I was 14 and in 8th grade I was involved in a school incident with 2 classmates that involved inappropriate actions, name calling, and racial slurs. At the time, I was not aware of the harm I was causing and being very carless (sic). The incident originally resulted in a 3-day suspension from school and later turned into more severe punishment with my school and even legal charges of assault and safe school / bullying. With embarrassment and remorse, I soon learned the gravity of my words and actions, which were completely wrong and I understand the humility it caused my friend Isaiah and his family. I take full accountability for my actions and I am sorry for the damage I caused. I have extreme regret for my actions and to be very clear, any notion of lacking of remorse or ongoing use of racial slurs is absolutely not true. I have grown and been able to understand how to behave more appropriately, how to treat others and how my actions can affect others.
I am 18 years old now and there have been no new issues or ongoing issues above and beyond from this incident. I have received individual counseling, completed cultural diversity classes and volunteered with the physically disabled. I have participated in on-going community outreach programs as part of the USHL in Iowa and Nebraska and will continue to volunteer within my community and give back to others in need. My family, coaches, friends and teammates have helped me to mature and become someone who is not defined by this mistake, but has accepted it and now make choices to be a better person than I was when I was a kid. I'm a different person than I was four years ago and I am thankful to have learned a very painful and valuable lesson."
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So here he is himself saying he soon realized the gravity of his actions shortly after the incident. He says he knew it was wrong, why should we not believe him (other than his obvious other lies...)? So why didn't he apologize in earnest if he knew what he did was wrong?
How did he take full accountability and yet not apologize to his victim?
Why did he say there was no ongoing incidents if the victim and his mother says it continued both immediately after the incident and for two years after?
It seems the only people who said he had lack of remorse is his victim's family, is he calling them liars when he says that any notion of lock of remorse is not true?
Why is he calling the person who he tormented for a decade, who clearly has such negative feelings toward him, a friend?
Oh right, because it paints him in the best light without actually having to do anything to seek forgiveness from his "friend". This is the actions and words of an 18 year old, not a 14 year old. At what point can we hold him accountable for what he's saying and doing today?