Here is the problem I have. It is indicative of a larger issue where we have been going after people for things they have done as children and trying to make sure they can't have a life.
According to the court papers he did indeed apologize. Was it sincere or not? That is not up to us to decide. But apparently it is up to us. It wasn't a good enough apology, it wasn't sincere. My opinion of what was said is more important and accurate than yours blah blah blah.
We have become a society of self important arbiters of what is considered acceptable. Facts or context be damned. What Miller did as a kid was reprehensible. And if I had to put in my opinion of it, his parents share some of the blame for him being an entitled little POS who felt it was ok to do this.
We ALL did and said some questionable crap when we were young (if you say otherwise you are a liar). Some are worse than others.
People are going on and on about how it's about the apology and is it sincere enough. It will be impossible for it to be sincere because people will just say he is apologizing to save his career and he doesn't really mean it. Or its too late. Or some other such thing.
The bottom line is that the bullied kids parents have Miller's livelihood in their hands now. He is their hostage now. Is it possible for Miller to give a sincere apology for something he did as a kid? People will always question his motives for apologizing. IMO he could be 100% sincere for all the right reasons and people will not believe him, and that is their prerogative.
In the end, the bigger issue is that we have become a society where there is no forgiveness, no statute of limitations, no perspective, no ability to demonstrate critical thinking where self important egotistical self appointed judges feel like their opinion actually matters in the grand scheme.
Next it will be 10 year olds. Then 8 year olds. And so on until you are destroyed by any act in your past no matter your age. If you don't think so then proceed at your own risk.
Do I feel bad for the bullied kid? Damn right I do. I hope he can live his life. I feel bad that every time Miller will try to do something, the press will be running right back to this family to put that guy through the trauma of having to talk about it and relive it instead of just being able to move on. Same with his family. But we all know that will never happen. Miller will apologize, again, and the press will be at the family's door, making them relive it and the bullied kid relive it, over and over again. No winners. Everyone loses. Until the end of days.
- MBFlyerfan
The problem your your take is you are missing key facts. According to the victim's family, not us, not the media, but the VICTIM"s FAMILY Miller has NEVER apologized to them. The other kid that was involved has apologized according to the victim's family and they have accepted his apology. But NOT Miller!
I whole-heartedly agree that this type of behavior is learned through your up-bringing and thus was Miller got older he certainly can be rehabilitated and should be allowed to move forward. That is IF Miller makes the proper retribution which apparently he has not. Cam Neely today has acknowledged this and blamed the Bruin's vetting process as the reason they went through with signing Miller in the first place.
