K1984
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If this had come out right when it happened, Chevy never gets hired anywhere as a GM. Bowman ends up as a coattail riding 1 year GM and probably that's the end for him as a GM too.
But in Chevys case, in the report it seems he was brought into that meeting, but it was Bowman who had additional info, such as the 20 minute call from Gary and the direct follow up conversations with the confidant letting him know that the victim was in a bad state. AFAIK Cheveldayoff was not privy to any of that, and he had far less power in the league.
And for all the "performative" talk ... If we accept that Bowman did everything right, then it follows that his volunteer work, claims that he'd do better in a similar situation going forward, etc. would be entirely performative, no? It's all for show. So obviously being performative doesn't actually bother Bowman defenders.
You think Kennedy or Beach would have given the same okay if Bowman had said "I did nothing wrong, I was scapegoated, this was all just fake outrage. Next time I'll handle it the exact same way because that's what I'm supposed to do. But in my work with them I taught Beach and Kennedy a thing or two about proper chain of command, which is what's really important here."
If you truly believe Bowman is blameless, then you cannot also hold any position other than his recent enlightenment must be insincere performative BS.
"The guy that I like is fine because he's the guy I like, but the other guy that I don't like that was in the same meeting that did the same thing (allowed his superior to handle it and stepped away) is bad because he's the guy I don't like."
It did come out after, so I don't know how its possible that "Chevy" wouldn't have had a job ever again if it came out right away, but its all ok now because time passed. Ok for "Chevy," but not the other guy that you don't like. Consideration of context allowed for "Chevy" but not for Bowman.
Always a way to explain away the similar sins of the person you prefer, while always finding a way to discredit anything the guy you don't like did to try to atone.
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