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Originally Posted by calf
Rick Westhead will be leading the charge and the usual talking heads will be noticeably silent, again.
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This last report was by Robyn Doolittle. Westhead was good, but he's not the only one bringing out reporting on this.
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Several things can be true at once
- He could be involved
- He could be suffering from poor mental health, including because of that involvement
- As a member of their organization (as he is right now) the Flames are in position to offer support
- They then have to choose if he will be part of the org going forward (either suspended, released, or not signed) AND if they want to continue to offer support for his mental wellness.
Mental support and treatment is offered to convicted criminals. Being accused or guilty of something doesn't prevent that from happening. The question is what else happens and what decisions do the NHL and Flames make from here (if he's involved).
But I don't see this as weaponizing mental health at all.
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The Flames press release was going to generate 'hey we are good guys and care about mental health' and 'Dube is going through something, please support him' responses. If he's part of it - its a bad look.