Question to you all: Is this a common perception? It's not at all what I have been thinking (i.e. that the issue had much if anything to do with what was actually on the players' phones). I've been under the assumption the main problem was whatever Babcock did with the phones, not the content of the phones.
Also, re: the vetting process - there seems to be a lot of managers or directors here, and while it's easy to believe the CBJ front office messed up the hiring and vetting process originally, I don't know if it's quite as simple as it seems with hindsight. I assume a lot of you have had to deal with disgruntled ex-employees at some point, and they are not exactly a reliable source when speaking about the employer. If there's bad blood, there's usually two sides of the story and then the truth somewhere in there, hidden deep. It takes quite a bit of detective work to figure out what really happened, especially if more impartial parties are not involved or willing to talk, and if some time has passed, it becomes even more difficult...
I'm also curious how much discussion a GM of a team (or other person) can have with an active player playing for another team. I imagine there's some complicating factors involved. Less so with retired players though, but I guess that's where the "maybe he's changed" part came in.