Popeyejones":2h4lj7fs said:
5_Golden_Rings":2h4lj7fs said:
As long as he remains effectively banned from the team until all the facts come out, I have no problem with this.
I more or less agree with this, although to be totally honest, I can also project into a possible future in which he gets off on a technicality and is back on the team as if nothing happened, or just misses some game and everything is "back to normal", and I'm going to absolutely despise that.
As a fan I totally get that neither he nor the 9ers owe me anything, but it would take A LOT for me to not despise that he's still on my favorite team.
(Just cuz it's funny: when this came out I was just starting a new Madden franchise and rather than playing with him I traded him to the Browns for a future 7th round pick :lol: )
I know what you mean...but I see it a bit differently. To be clear his actions are abhorrent and inexcusable. This isn't mean in any way as a defense for Domestic Violence...but I think too often we live in a gotcha society where your sins (particularly if you are famous) are held against you and you are forced to wear a Scarlett letter for them for the remainder of your life.
If he's guilty then there are no excuses. What I think we too often miss though is that these are YOUNG guys, often from really rough backgrounds where violence was all they knew who can learn and be productive (and I mean in society, not necessarily on the field). There often seems to be no room for someone to learn from their actions and become a better person because they have to live with a label. Forever.
As I've said before, if the Niners release him I'll be fine with it because if he's guilty that's EASILY justifiable, but I just hate the labeling, gotcha, judgement-based society the world has become.
...and again...to be clear...this is not condoning what he's accused of. I just think there is no room anymore for redemption.