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Originally Posted by cannon7
But I hope we can apply similar grace to a young man who made some serious mistakes when he was in the 8th grade, too.
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It was 6 years of frequent bullying. Which cuts both ways in terms of how ####ed up this all is and how much burden of responsibility should fall on the adolescent involved.
It's been about 6 years. I don't know what restorative justice looks like here, but it should probably be more than:
- a coached/forced apology
- being cool with your sister's bf being black
- hiring a black agent
No counselling/volunteering/program participation?
His life has not been ruined...it's up to him to make it what it is. It's not unfair for him to face additional scrutiny if he wishes to pursue a publicized life.
Apparently he did 'enough' to convince the Bruins to give him a shot. But now it's fine for the Bruins to face consequences for their decision. Pro sports teams have earned zero benefit of the doubt when it comes to character decisions