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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
kind of bugs me that the player says "they let that happen"
If all the players knew, why the hell didn't any of them do anything about it?
I could see a journeyman 4th liner being scared to, as he could be let go and blackballed from the league pretty easy.
but one of the untouchable stars sure could have. or the team as a group could have demanded action. they don't get to come out of this squeaky clean.
I thought attitudes had changed by 2010 but it's like nothing changed in hockey since the Fluery and Kennedy assaults happened.
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One, we don't know what "level" of players these were that were assaulted, right?
Two, among players it might of been known, but it's also the responsibility of the employer to hear these claims and act accordingly. I guess they could have done more, but it gets pretty close to victim blaming if we go down that road. This guy was in a position of power, this guy abused these players, and this guy's employers were made aware of this and ignored it. I think as an employee of any organization, it's fair to believe that abuse should be handled by the employer. And I think it's fair to say "they let this happen."
I can see a scenario where some players may rightly share some of the guilt around this, but not the responsibility. I don't think that's fair to the players who both were the victims in this case and the ones at risk of being victimized.