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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Why treat this as a team sport? Why does anyone need to "rally behind" a "side"?
IMO it's tone deaf to not look at the wide array of facts and complexity in this case, enough that it dismissed two juries, and want to create teams or camps. Also pretty damn selective to want to allow criminals to rehabilitate unless they were formerly rich and famous? or part of specific subculture? Or maybe it's specific crimes only? I question the motivation.
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Quoting because this is how I feel as well. There are a few individuals that see this has a black & white issue. I don't think I can decide in either direction with clear conviction. And as such, if they were found not guilty, I would have no issue with them pursuing a NHL career again. It's their livelihood- a short window at that to maximize their lifetime earnings. It's not all that likely they will have a meaningful career after their hockey window closes.
Carter Hart - for example - has already lost millions and the prime of his hockey career. There will be nothing that he can do to get that back even if found Not Guilty. So how is that not punishment enough?
Dillon Dube has likely lose his entire NHL career as I don't think he can really come back from this under than maybe as a minimum player.
For me, this is all a very gray area and not one easy to decipher.