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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Because innocent until proven guilty is still the law.
Let's say someone publicly accuses you of something you didn't do. Your employer cares more about public opinion than than they do about you, so they fire you (because in the private sector, there's no such thing as "suspending you with pay" for the 5+ years it can take to resolve things).
You can't get another job anywhere else either, becasue in order to aqcuire the public opinion they wanted, they had to publicly announce they've fired you. Now you're untouchable because imagine what happens when the public finds out a new company has hired you? What kind of taste does that leave in your mouth?
Ps. "The public" is thousands of people like yourself (and many others in this thread) who clamour for someone's career to end the second an accusation is made.
(Disclaimer: I'm not commenting on the innocence or guilt of anyone invloved with whatever's happening in this story, so keep your pitchforks to yourselves.)
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Terminating contracts in the NhL is reserved for when you are charged but not convicted of having Oxycodone in your vehicle, not for alleged sexual assaults. NHL teams know when a player has gone far enough to cite a material breach in the contract and Oxycodone is the line in the sand.