Pretty much exactly what ravenword said -- I wouldn't be tossing this situation around in my backbrain nearly as much as I have been if it wasn't so...intriguing, from an ethical standpoint.
We've seen situations before where athleticism can be an outlet for a personality who hasn't had a positive focus in their life, uses that outlet to better themselves. And sadly we've seen the opposite side of the equation enough times, the culture of entitlement and smug superiority corrupting a noble pastime and infecting the psyche of its practitioners.
I don't know if this kid deserves a second chance, and I don't know who should be the one to give it to him, and I don't know at what cost. There are so many questions about so many aspects of our society that arise from this mire, and very few answers to fit. (The one pressing question I have -- who thought it'd be a good idea to hire Lane Kiffin to coach anything bigger than a fantasy league team?)
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Date: 2009-05-15 02:31 am (UTC)We've seen situations before where athleticism can be an outlet for a personality who hasn't had a positive focus in their life, uses that outlet to better themselves. And sadly we've seen the opposite side of the equation enough times, the culture of entitlement and smug superiority corrupting a noble pastime and infecting the psyche of its practitioners.
I don't know if this kid deserves a second chance, and I don't know who should be the one to give it to him, and I don't know at what cost. There are so many questions about so many aspects of our society that arise from this mire, and very few answers to fit. (The one pressing question I have -- who thought it'd be a good idea to hire Lane Kiffin to coach anything bigger than a fantasy league team?)