While I don’t disagree that it’s a good thing, I feel like I must be too much of a cynic to view the swans suspending their players with such good faith. Since the last big “”sex scandal”” in the AFL, I think the climate has changed a fair bit, and the political/community/online pressure and expectations has changed to the extent where having to act in such a way, and quickly, is the bare minimum that needed to be done to avoid a complete and total shitshow, and potentially the AFL giving worse penalties. I think a lot of what I’ve seen this week still screams of a club desperately trying to have the best PR possible and bury the worst aspects of the story as much as possible, along with focussing on the mirage of ‘bloods culture’, rather than a culture that is genuinely there and genuinely positive.
You are correct, but IMO, in scenarios where the public has an investment in the alleged offenders and their 'character' (sport, entertainment, even politics) there will always be tension between acknowledging the damage done to victims and ensuring accountability, and using PR to try and minimise the damage to the institution concerned.
So often SA is an assertion of dominance. Whether that is an elite sportsperson or a manager.
While I don’t disagree that it’s a good thing, I feel like I must be too much of a cynic to view the swans suspending their players with such good faith. Since the last big “”sex scandal”” in the AFL, I think the climate has changed a fair bit, and the political/community/online pressure and expectations has changed to the extent where having to act in such a way, and quickly, is the bare minimum that needed to be done to avoid a complete and total shitshow, and potentially the AFL giving worse penalties. I think a lot of what I’ve seen this week still screams of a club desperately trying to have the best PR possible and bury the worst aspects of the story as much as possible, along with focussing on the mirage of ‘bloods culture’, rather than a culture that is genuinely there and genuinely positive.
You are correct, but IMO, in scenarios where the public has an investment in the alleged offenders and their 'character' (sport, entertainment, even politics) there will always be tension between acknowledging the damage done to victims and ensuring accountability, and using PR to try and minimise the damage to the institution concerned.