Based on what we know now this does not appear to be a due diligence failure. I have not seen a shred of evidence that the alleged victim was on anyone's radar screen at all until the tweet. Was JBB supposed to preemptively canvas all the high schools in the Raleigh area?
well, that would be dumb, since it didn't happen in Raleigh. so no, but you could ask all his ex-teammates, coaches, other peers, almost like a reference, for a job. which, as far as i know, wasn't done. but i guess the rabbit hole could also get deep and no one would say anything bad about him.
Only one person that I can see has even tangentially dipped their idiotic toe even remotely into the victim shaming waters so painting this thread with that broad brush is not remotely accurate. Every other poster that I've read believes that if Cole is guilty of what is alleged he should hang for it (metaphorically speaking).
Huh?
If it is really a she. Let the investigation begin! No matter what we will all be surprised.
Why because someone lobs an accusation at him through social media? f*** that. Bolts should let him play until there’s actual proof of wrongdoing.
Suspending Cole (IMO) is more about both taking the accusation seriously, in addition to satisfying the paying customers who want something done.
Well that might have been blessing in disguise for the fiance. He dodged a bullet.
I would say too we're not the only ones tied into this thing. The Kyle Beach abuse scandal to start last season was not only handled terribly throughout, but even after, Bettman and the league did a horrible job in damage control. Optics not only by fans, but sponsors and league partners were not great. So this is as much about us handling our own business as it is the NHL trying to prove again it takes these things seriously, can act accordingly, and be trusted with a new investigation. And then you have the accusations that this happened while he was a member of another NHL team, and some teammates of that time knew. If that is St. Louis, a really well run organization imo, they will be interested in getting to the bottom of this as well.
A good example is Hockey Canada. Pretty much until the facts are out, there is already a real ugly cloud on hockey that is pushing advertisers out. While the Hockey Canada scandal stuff has been proven to be true, the optics on Cole is bad right now whether its true or false.
Thats why you let people with a lot on the line (Lightning, NHL) do the investigation and wait to pass judgement. If they find something they aren't gonna sweep anything under the rug for Ian f***ing Cole lol
Correct, i am sure the nhl and LE will do their do diligence. Let the investigation run its course before making judgement on either party.
So if it is true cut him and let LE do their jobs. I don't know the laws and statue of limitations in that state. I have no idea about the situation other than the tweet I read here and an allegation was made. I also don't want him to be a distraction for our team. I think we can handle ourselves as a team until we get an answer. I know things like this take time.
