Yes, you aren't defending their boorish behavior but you are defending Kane's. If Kane wasn't a celebrity (and a rich one at that) he wouldn't be able to buy his way out of this one.
Aha, 'rich', that thing about the money again, that is the core of this problem
with many in the general public, the envy of hockey players and 'such', who
make much more money than 'us', the average person on the street.
Wrong. Money has nothing to do with it. Kane would still be an idiot if he was flat broke.
That's right, but no one would have know what he did, or cared, it's because of
his financial status, that others rise up in horror, envy envy envy.
He was an idiot at the time, for his behavior, of course, I have said that in
the past, and yes, money has everything to do with it. He didn't buy his way
out of anything, I'm sure the cabbie and his lawyer were eager to settle the
charge with a hefty settlement,' if there was anything criminal,' they could
not have done that, it is in the hands of the courts then.
Of course it's about celebrity. Kane kept asking the cabbie "do you know who I am"
He asked the cabbie 'that', once, again you exaggerate to make the situation
look much worse than it was.
"WE" don't do that. You do that. I think Kane should be treated like the common criminal that he is. You are the one making excuses for him.
He was treated like a common criminal, he was charged, some charges were
dropped after investigation, there was no 'theft', so they were left with the
hefty fine. Even if it was a regular joe off the street, would have been the
same, unless there is 'no' money, then time would have been served, very
common proceedings.
No it's not. I, and I'm sure many other people have never had the urge to poke somebody. Even drunk, I have never wanted to fight people. If you turn into as asshole when you eat peanut butter, don't eat peanut butter. If you are a jerk when you drink, don't drink....unless you are around people that will make excuses for you.
Absolutely right, and hopefully he has learned that lesson now, his behavior
while out in the night, will be handled more maturely from now on, that is
the lesson he will learn. If he had of done such things more than once, then
he would have had much more problems with the courts, first offence.
Who is this "we" you keep referring to?
I'm just a regular person, probably same as you, that is the 'we', with exception
to those who disagree with me. I have some forgiveness in my heart, and I
also don't care how much money anyone makes, they are all 'just' human beings,
same as 'US'.
The hockey players are very good role models, but they're not perfect, they are
just humans, no different than you or I, and sometimes they show imperfections,
just like you and I. Everyone's son and daughter is probably a role model to
someone else, if not in the public, it within their own families, and when
any of us slip and fall in our behavior, we lose some respect from our families,
or whomever was looking to us as a 'good' person, we have to earn that respect
back, and so does he.
He never ever plead guilty to theft, and that charge was dropped, there was
no theft. The medical condition of the cabbie was very relevent, and had the
cabbie been seriously injured, the outcome would have been much different,
as criminal charges would have held up, and a trial would have happened.
He pleaded guilty so obviously he believed the stories. The injuries to the cabbie are irrelevant. Assault charges are not graded based on how many stitches or broken bones the victim has. If you shoot somebody, the time you spend in jail does not depend on what part of a persons body you hit. It is based on the actions of the perpetrator. He assaulted an individual over twenty cents. You can make apologies and excuse all you want. It doesn't change what he did nor his need for help
It doesn't make any difference to 'you'. We don't know how much difference
it made to the cabbie, and from the comments from the cabbie and his
lawyer, they were trying to smooth the whole situation over from the beginning.
I criticized Kane from the beginning, what he did was stupid and hurtful, and
I'm sure he would like to undo any wrong he has done, but it is out in the open
and news for everyone, he has embarrassed himself and everyone in his family
and chicago organization, and others close to him.
Now that it is settled, I can back off, and show some forgiveness, and hope
he moves on now, becomes a better person, and gets on with it.
The courts have done that, the cabbie has done that, his hockey team will
do that, I am glad the cabbie wasn't seriously injured, and I wish the best
for him.