[Drunk Uncle]

Not adding anything that hasn't been said but I need to vent about this.

The Beach interview hit me hard and while this occurred in the hockey world, I think this is a culture issue not just a hockey culture or gender issue. This type of thing is commonplace. Heck, it's happened at multiple companies I've been at and I know multiple people that have experienced something similar.

What is hard to comprehend when you hear high level details or secondhand accounts of these events is how damaging this type of thing can be for the survivor. Beach's interview drove home just how much damage and trauma this causes. The painful recounts, the raw emotion 11 years later, the feelings bubbling up like the assault happened yesterday and the apologies for things which he had no accountability: it was really powerful, important and courageous.

After the interview I found the Schar report and read through most of it. After reading the report two things floated for me. Wow Quenneville. He prioritized winning over sexual assault. He was recognized by a few as the most vocal person in the review about this being a distraction to winning the cup. McDonough is a POS. You are the f'n most senior person in the room, who with authority, chose not to follow your own company policy (Human Resources is under your umbrella for f's sake) and instead you waited to report this. I've seen these investigations take less than a week. Aldrich should have been terminated before the finals started.

Add HR to the list who after the fact: didn't perform the investigation you perform every f'n time. It robbed Beach of the opportunity for counselling and support he needed. It's no wonder that Beach felt completely alone in this with is career/dream under duress.

Bowman, Chevy, Gary, Blunk, MacIsaac: You take this to HR if you don't see action from McDonough. I think there is a world where they may have felt that reporting this to HR would have negative repercussions their careers, especially when you leader doesn't do anything about the allegations. However, you f'n still report it. Your silence is just as big of an issue.

The players in interviews after the fact: sorry but the lack of empathy coming from former players to Beach is unbelievable. Kane "I knew nothing" but don't really feel sorry for the guy is gross. Toews same thing. Seriously, "the Stanley Cup chase is all consuming"? Go f yourself. Not for one moment have any of the players acknowledged the level of trauma Beach incurred from this. If you don't know anything the reaction is "I wish I had known more and done more about it at the time. It's clear that we weren't there for Beach to support him in a time of need and had I known more I would have supported him in a heartbeat". Thing is they can't say that because IMO they all knew regardless of what they are trying to say now.

I hate this whole thing. I hate Aldrich most of all, there is no trauma without him, but I also hate how the Blackhawks have handled this. I hate how the players have handled this. I hate the statements that have come out about this. The collective of everything demonstrates that they have learned nothing and to me that is the absolute worst part. The Blackhawks players, coaches and management’s actions delayed the start Beach's healing process for 11 years and enabled Aldrich to continue sexually assaulting individuals.

Sadly, the individuals involved don’t understand the trauma their lack of actions have caused. The real justice would be getting everyone involved to a place where they can empathize with Beach's emotional state and how their actions or lack there of led to it. I don't see that coming through league punishments and firings.

Actually, I don't see that coming at all, which I also hate.