One of the most heinous laws in the US is the statute of limitations that exists in various states on reporting child abuse. Older than 21 and live in New York? Too bad, you can no longer report your abuser, even if it took you your entire adolescence to feel safe enough.
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And if your issue is with the consequences, then you need to examine why that is; or why, conversely, you think "getting away with abuse for years" somehow wins an abuser the bonus prize of being immune from consequences now when their victims are still being negatively impacted.
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Does the NHL need to implement a concrete education and rehabilitation program to deal with (and hopefully prevent) future abuse, as well as a much better reporting system that actually protects players from retaliation? Absolutely. But YOU STILL NEED CONSEQUENCES IN THE MOMENT
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Possibly, there are contexts in which "this person is abusive but we need to keep them OR THE SKY WILL FALL" is an argument to be entertained. But hockey isn't life or death. It's a sport, played for entertainment, and that's not worth destroying people over.
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