IMO the mother of the bullied child has no reason to lie in these circumstances. If Mitchell had apologized truly, and the family had felt his remorse (any remorseful person would do this) then she wouldn't be motivated to continue talking about this.
The publication ban only applies specifically to the case. She mentions that Mitchell's bullying and taunting continued up to 2 years ago, which would have been 2 years following his conviction.
That is unconsionable. I still believe the "blame" should lie with the Miller family, but Mitchell subjected himself to further publicity over this incident by choosing a public career path. All of the facts seem to point to his "remorse" being extremely limited to only the effects it is having on his potential NHL career.
Why the coyotes decided to wade into this at all is anybody's guess, but I can't see it as anything but an outrageously poor decision.
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