I think we all agree on that.
What I hope we are discussing is the procedure after the claim is made.
I think it is a bad situation. If the claim is not false, I imagine it was traumatic. I would say the notion of a player ever playing again is a no brainier and not up for discussion. Should the girl be required to attend in patient therapy for a month and then out patient to properly deal with the trauma?? Maybe if we want a properly adjusted citizen.
What if the accusation is false? What if it turns out that the girl is just crazy or vindictive? They exist, you know.
It would seem that either way the person claiming rape, true or not, needs therapy.
What if it is found to be true in court, but in the name of Justice they let the player play and graduate maybe go pro, but 25% of his gross income for the rest of his life, now goes to his victim and support of other such victims?
It's extremely complex situation.
In my other post, I said it is a question of morals. That nobody can say exactly, because everyone has different morals.
I also said the law is not a moral standard it is the bottom of the barrel, the last line of defense so to speak. If it's legal or not, should not determine the standard for morals. At one time it was legal to own slaves. It was legal to discriminate. It was legal or acceptable to beat your wife.