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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
In regards to deeper issue here though, do we think the NCAA system makes this any better? I feel like the NCAAs have had their share of stories and incidents like this come out quite a bit as well over the past few years. I think it comes down to the cultural issue and power (empowerment?) we bestow upon athletes and young athletes in society in general. That's a big part of what needs to change at the root of this problem.
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This. And not really just exclusive to young athletes but really any young males.
The fact that Hockey Canada and the adults that run Hockey Canada ever thought it was appropriate to sweep this under the rug and fund the settlement is the biggest problem.
Because a group of high profile males that should have been facing the consequences of their decisions, and whom should have been used as a learning example for the next generation of young men growing up was instead given a free pass.
And even to this day you still will have people saying "well she put herself at risk", or the "you can't teach them to not do these things" type of arguments that need to be shot down the second they are brought up...because all it does is take the responsibility off the people that should be getting punished for their actions to start with.
And not just sports either TBH, hear some terrible stuff that happens to young women trying to get into male dominated industries (Police and Fire being two big ones) that never sees the light of day publicly either and just gets swept under the rug by those organizations, with little to no consequences to the people that did it.