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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
How is people being physically mutilated for something they didn't do in the 1600s a valid example for someone facing consequences for actions they are doing today from a private business?
Why not draw a comparison to a big mob of people fighting against racial injustice to a big mob of people fighting against racial injustice in 1964? Keep in mind that a lot of people hated that big mob too at the time.
People want change. It doesn't happen by doing nothing. It especially won't happen when remorseless racists don't need to face consequences for their actions. |
I'm not debating the need for change, but that there is a need for people to be rational when they discuss such serious events and consequences that impact people's lives. A fact of the constitution is that all men and women are made equal - both the abused and the sick abuser, so it isn't simple. Individually, being reactionary usually leads to regret, and for society it can be the same. I'm not saying the consequences haven't been rational either, but what has lead up to certain outcomes has, understandably, been pure emotion by some voices in the mob, where being rational is also required.
I think there is a better way, based on some of the nuances in this case, so while I think the outcomes have been generally acceptable and Miller can still turn his life around - there's an opportunity for him there - I do think that more good could have been done with a different response by many characters in this story.
What if all of the NHL teams jointly responded and told Miller and his family that he wouldn't be considered until he had made amends? Maybe he turns things around, all are satisfied, and he is drafted the next year?