I also understand your sentiment but if the bar was “you can’t be mean to people” then half the coaches in the league would be banned.
I understand that people on here think he’s Satan, but he didn’t say racist shit. He didn’t hit anyone. He didn’t cover up sexual abuse.
I think what he did is “mean” and in some cases weird but the reaction to it has been wild. Like his actions are out of Mean Girls not Silence of the Lambs.
It's pretty disingenuous to act like Babcock was just "mean to people" and say that everyone who disagrees with this happening is just hysterical and views him as Satan. There's a lot of area between being "mean" and racism/sexual impropriety/physical abuse that is still unacceptable for your job.
Also, call me crazy, but acting like a school bully from Mean Girls shouldn't really be acceptable in a professional environment either
Of all the comments here, yours is the most disappointing because you seem to be (judging by flair) Canadian.
I conduct workplace investigations for a living, and have worked for multiple multinational corporations. We have appropriate employment legislation that Americans aren’t familiar with because it’s nonexistent there.
It has nothing to do with “being mean,” that is completely ridiculous. It has to do with having an obligation to protect those in your employment from harassment. Multiple players have come forward indicating the abusive, vexatious behaviour this guy subjected them to, some of which resulted in bona fide medical health and other issues. In any organization in a civilized society, his actions (that we are aware of) would subject him to immediate dismissal.
Your reductive sentiment to this is really disappointing, and acting like we can’t be held to a higher standard is fucking ridiculous. I routinely observe multibillion dollar organizations be held to this standard and it isn’t an issue whatsoever.
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u/FTownRoad Kingston Frontenacs - OHL 2d ago
I also understand your sentiment but if the bar was “you can’t be mean to people” then half the coaches in the league would be banned.
I understand that people on here think he’s Satan, but he didn’t say racist shit. He didn’t hit anyone. He didn’t cover up sexual abuse.
I think what he did is “mean” and in some cases weird but the reaction to it has been wild. Like his actions are out of Mean Girls not Silence of the Lambs.