WAKE UP, GMJR!!!1
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WAKE UP, GMJR!!!1
You never answered. If he's not fit to play hockey, what is he fit to do?You and I must have a different definition of "in tears".
Also, cool they renounced their pick. But they shouldn't have made it in the first place, which is why my reaction is more "meh, k" than whatever you thought it was going to be.
It feels like they're only doing the right thing because of the backlash, not because of the psychopath Miller is. It's the right gesture, but it feels empty. Similar to how Miller apologized to everyone but his victim and only showed remorse for being caught and facing consequence for it.
Why is that different? He's qualified for that job due to his talents.You never answered. If he's not fit to play hockey, what is he fit to do?You and I must have a different definition of "in tears".
Also, cool they renounced their pick. But they shouldn't have made it in the first place, which is why my reaction is more "meh, k" than whatever you thought it was going to be.
It feels like they're only doing the right thing because of the backlash, not because of the psychopath Miller is. It's the right gesture, but it feels empty. Similar to how Miller apologized to everyone but his victim and only showed remorse for being caught and facing consequence for it.
Didn't realize that was specifically directed at me...
Honestly, I don't care. He should go out into the world and follow the same process as the rest of us. If a company doesn't want to hire him because of his history, so be it.
The only thing that really mattered was that he shouldnt have been given an opportunity to play in the NHL/North American professional leagues. That opportunity is earned by people who aren't psycho/sociopaths.
Public figure status and the whole nature of being a professional athlete, as in it being an exclusive privilege, not a right. There's a higher standard of conduct required, and just because he's "good" at his sport doesn't mean he deserves the opportunity. There are other standards to be held by, and he doesn't reach them, which means he loses the privilege of getting to be a professional athlete.
Why can't he be afforded the opportunity to channel his past transgressions into using the platform to be an advocate against people like his younger and dumber self? Why don't people deserve a chance at redemption? Who have we helped by blackballing him from the league?
Little too meta for what I mean.Source of the post What job is not a privilege?
I 100% feel strongly about this, as someone who was bullied when they were younger, and who never saw their bullies get actionable consequence levied against them.
That stuff still affects me to this day. I don't have any sympathy when bullies get called out for their actions.
So yeah, I am going to die on this hill, because I can't fathom why people would think he deserves a "2nd chance" (read: play in the NHL) for what he did.
It seems clear to me that the obvious best case scenario here is some organization drafts Miller, and based upon those organizational values many seem to believe should have kept Miller from being drafted, the org invests in counseling for Miller, hopefully leading him to a remorse far more true than what he's likely to feel based upon instead being punished. And that should help the victim/victim's family more than seeing his abuser suffer.
/He deserves a second chance as long as he shows remorse and genuinely tries to be a better human. By all accounts, this has not happened.
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