Snakebites wrote:DetroitSho wrote:Snakebites wrote:
I'm very confused. I wasn't responding to you. I know you don't want him.
With that said, my original version of this post was very poorly worded. I've since edited that first part to make more clear what I was saying. I wasn't saying that I thought posters were okay with what he did. I meant to say that MILES is okay with what he did, but I articulated that very poorly- your interpretation of my original words was a totally fair one.
I only bolded that part so it would be clear anything that even appeared like defense of him had nothing to do with me wanting him. And if you edited it, then I digress.
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Yeah. With that said, my original response to GreekAlex was terribly written, and I'll own that.
I haven't personally seen anyone outright defending what he has done, at least not here on the Realgm Pistons board. The closest I've seen (and not from you) is people attacking the character of his accuser and saying things like "there are two sides to everything". But I've only seen that from one poster on these boards and don't think it represents what most people on these boards who are open to acquiring him think.
There's a valid discussion to be had about forgiveness, and what we as a fanbase should be willing to tolerate in terms of immoral behavior from the members of the organization we support. Unfortunately, supporting just about every large corporation or organization requires some level of moral compromise in today's world, and it's fair to discuss where that line should be.
I happen to believe that what Miles did falls on the other side of that line, and I take exception to people implying that my concern about these issues is simply being "triggered" as Greek Alex suggested.
Let me share a few of my own thoughts so my point is better expressed.
1. I’m definitely cool with everyone having an opinion and voicing it. I get annoyed by the posters that get hysterical and post: "Piece of human scum" and similar emotional jabs every time his name is mentioned and threaten to stop supporting the team.
2. I was on record in one of the threads questioning having Bidges around our young team based on his immaturity, drinking RX cough syrup in music videos.
3. I’d only be interested in trying him out at this point because of our lack of talent if we have no better options and the acquisition/ contract is movable with tons of language in the contract to protect the team if he does any conduct detrimental to the organization.
4. There are a lot of different levels of "outrage" and people act like this is "Rae Carruth" bad and it simply isn't. Not only did no one die, but the victim was popping bottles in a nightclub within days of the incident. That's her right but it illustrates the degree of severity.
5. I remember how different I was in my early 20's and I believe most people deserve second chances.