@bazzacollins Footballers more aspirational amongst young boys. You can see their behaviour reflected in school ground play.
To be clear, I'm not defending Evans, and wouldn't sign him, but can't see distinction between footballer and other professions.
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@hairydalek Understand that, but then are we arguing that convicts can only do certain professions? -
@bazzacollins He’ll be on the sex offenders register. He’ll fail a CRB check. That negates him from a lot of jobs already. -
@hairydalek Sure, and with good reason. But there's no legal reason why he can't be a footballer?
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@bazzacollins - Why wouldn't you sign him. He's completed his sentence and should be helped to reintegrate into society. -
@MikeHenson Because we're a communtiy club that believes in equal rights, and that doesn't sit comfortably with signing convicted rapists. -
@bazzacollins - You can't cherry pick equal rights as it suits you. -
@MikeHenson I'm not. The club has the right to employ who it likes. We make decisions to sign/not sign players on all manner of criteria.
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@bazzacollins All about the fact he’d be a role model. Debatable, but understandable. -
@OliverJHaslam I just find it hard to see the moral argument for banning offenders returning to select professions (with obvious exceptions)
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@bazzacollins Footballers = limelight and seen as inspiration and heroes to others, unlike most other professions. -
@Cynderness I get that, but then would you say it was OK for him to play for Lewes because we're not a big club? Where is the line drawn? -
@bazzacollins I don't know the answer but asked myself these questions when it first arose months ago. Violent crime is a particular monster
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