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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Yeah my expectations for the very players who perpetrated these crimes, and who were part of the organization and broken system that enabled them, to come out against that same system are pretty low.
Even if the number of players in the system who committed sexual assault are a very small percentage, we all know the NHLPA and hockey culture in general have the same attitude as other "brotherhoods" like the police unions. They value codes of silence and anyone who speaks out is considered a traitor and a rat.
Many of these players have benefited from being put on a pedestal their entire lives. They've experienced privilege that few get to experience and from a very young age, where typical social standards and the law itself almost don't apply to them at all. Who would want to speak out against a system that gives them so much power?
I expect very few if any players will do anything but offer bland and noncommittal statements that are carefully worded. They won't take any real action.
I'm happy to be proven wrong.
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I think the tide is finally turning. But I guess we'll see.