DGS49
Diamond Member
There is no disputing that the offender wrote something disgusting, inappropriate, and offensive to just about any human. Indeed, the comment constitutes "slander per se" (impugning the morality of a single woman) under the law and if the jackass had any assets he could be sued for the comment itself.
The question is whether throwing him off the team was an appropriate response. Most people are assholes at one time or another. If we get caught being an asshole we are punished in some appropriate and proportionate way, we learn our lesson (hopefully) and move on.
But we seem to have created a form of "capital punishment" for some forms of being an asshole in this country. This kid's life could be seriously affected by this incident. For being an asshole one time? Suspend him for a few games, and be done with it.
The question is whether throwing him off the team was an appropriate response. Most people are assholes at one time or another. If we get caught being an asshole we are punished in some appropriate and proportionate way, we learn our lesson (hopefully) and move on.
But we seem to have created a form of "capital punishment" for some forms of being an asshole in this country. This kid's life could be seriously affected by this incident. For being an asshole one time? Suspend him for a few games, and be done with it.