WaterfallJumper
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This is also virtue signalling.
@Deus Irae is just pointing out what should be common sense. This isn't really any of our business, nor should we leave it up to the NFL to investigate and hand out punishment. That's what the court's exist to do.
And I say this as someone who finds what he did repugnant. If I were running his team, then he wouldn't on my team anymore (ditto Hill). I believe character matters. Where I diverge is taking the next step and saying that the NFL (or any company) should terminate someone as a matter of course. There's a big difference between making a judgement call and having an official policy. If I were an owner, I'd fire them the day a news release like this came out, but I wouldn't really appreciate the NFL mandating a fine or suspension based on their rather flawed procedures.
Also, should we celebrate when someone loses employment? I don't like what Hunt did, and I wouldn't want to employ him, but if he's cleared from a judicial standpoint, then why should we want to prevent him from working? Let's not pretend like most of us haven't cheered for some shady Patriots in the past . . .
That's all I'm willing to say on the matter. I'll drop out of this discussion. I hope Hunt and the young woman involved can recover from whatever happened, and get on with their lives. But it's not really my business -- a lot of the responses I see in media feel voyeuristic, or have a sense of moral crusade, when really we can leave it up to the justice system to sort out.