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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I have made a living trying to help troubled kids 'find a way back' for 40 odd years, finding a way back though requires a sight more than just doing what the probation order forced you to do and then going back to working on your stick handling for a couple of years in the hopes that you will be good enough a player that everyone will ignore your lack of a moral compass, and we all know if the kid had done anything at all, volunteered with the special olympics or walked stray dogs (a personal favorite thing to get a kid to do for me), shown true contrition to his victim, got up on stage at school and given a mea culpa to the school, had he done anything at all we'd know about it.
As far as I can tell he has done nothing more than what he had to do to not get locked up in juvi' and try to still get drafted, none of which is finding his way back.
Does that mean the door to redemption is shut? of course not, he can still take a long and and uncompromising moral inventory and do the work he needs to do to become a better person, should this stop him from going to college, getting a degree and finding a regular job? again of course not, this act shouldnt follow him if he wants to be an ordinary schmoe like the rest of us, just if he wants to take up a position that is considered a privilege and an honour
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Exactly.
And that is just it. The door to redemption is not closed. There is literally nothing stopping him from arranging a visit with the family of the poor kid he abused, and apologizing.
Until that is done, I think the Coyotes and the NHL show be cutting ties.
Life is a bitch. It is even more of a bitch when you bully people. And even more when you don't show remorse, ask for forgiveness and help your victim heal.