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<blockquote data-quote="MtnWasp" data-source="post: 601145" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>"Technical" and "legal" are the relevant standards with regards to disciplinary proceedings, as it should be.</p><p></p><p>On a personal level, it is apparently human nature to blame the victim. If a woman is raped, we tend to question why she allowed herself to be alone with a man like that. If a person is mugged, we question why they were in such a neighborhood at that time, etc. This point of view is especially true for people who have never been blindsided in their lives. </p><p></p><p>That Ron Bell is a sycophant and extortionist doesn't seem to be the target of outrage or discussion. Rather, that Pastner allowed himself to be victimized and how he handled it seems to be the main target. But, I am not on board with this point of view. While it is true that Pastner allowed Bell to be close, what Bell subsequently did with that position is where the cutting edge of accountability lay. Bell is the bad player here, just like the rapist is the bad player in a rape, even if we tend to want to nit-pick at the victim's choices or manner of handling the assault. </p><p></p><p>My inclination in this situation is to circle the wagons in support of the coach and not to let him flap in the breeze over Ron Bell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtnWasp, post: 601145, member: 4110"] "Technical" and "legal" are the relevant standards with regards to disciplinary proceedings, as it should be. On a personal level, it is apparently human nature to blame the victim. If a woman is raped, we tend to question why she allowed herself to be alone with a man like that. If a person is mugged, we question why they were in such a neighborhood at that time, etc. This point of view is especially true for people who have never been blindsided in their lives. That Ron Bell is a sycophant and extortionist doesn't seem to be the target of outrage or discussion. Rather, that Pastner allowed himself to be victimized and how he handled it seems to be the main target. But, I am not on board with this point of view. While it is true that Pastner allowed Bell to be close, what Bell subsequently did with that position is where the cutting edge of accountability lay. Bell is the bad player here, just like the rapist is the bad player in a rape, even if we tend to want to nit-pick at the victim's choices or manner of handling the assault. My inclination in this situation is to circle the wagons in support of the coach and not to let him flap in the breeze over Ron Bell. [/QUOTE]
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