Well, this would not have helped here because the allegation against the Blackhawks was not made by minors.This is probably an oversimplification but, sigh, here goes:
Remove the statute on all crimes against minors in all states (and provinces) and have a company policy in place where there is zero bureaucratic red tape on this issue. The first adult to hear a complaint of this nature, it is your job to call the police right then, boom, it's on the record. Yes it will be messy for the organization but they're children, you're profiting off of them at very least keep them safe from sexual abuse.
And, I know,I know defamation lawsuits. Eff it. If you catch nine pedofiles and defend one wrongful defamation lawsuit, so be it. Have a more efficient vetting process. Hot take: if you're an evil person, you should have nowhere to hide, find the loopholes and fix them.
This is probably an oversimplification but, sigh, here goes:
Remove the statute on all crimes against minors in all states (and provinces) and have a company policy in place where there is zero bureaucratic red tape on this issue. The first adult to hear a complaint of this nature, it is your job to call the police right then, boom, it's on the record. Yes it will be messy for the organization but they're children, you're profiting off of them at very least keep them safe from sexual abuse.
And, I know,I know defamation lawsuits. Eff it. If you catch nine pedofiles and defend one wrongful defamation lawsuit, so be it. Have a more efficient vetting process. Hot take: if you're an evil person, you should have nowhere to hide, find the loopholes and fix them.
Unfortunately it is an oversimplification because certain delayed discovery rules can toll a statute. Also, reporting criminal activity is absolutely protected against defamation (at least here in California; see Civil Code Section 47).
The Blackhawks situation follows many other similar situations where an organization has an opportunity to do the morally proper thing at the risk of adverse publicity. So, instead of doing the morally proper act, they opt to bury it. Then it comes to bite them in the rear because they didn't do the morally proper act.
And it should bite them. As an organization, you cannot prevent every single person from doing a nefarious act. You can put in roadblocks and make it difficult and provide people with avenues of redress. But it is quite telling about organizations that opt to bury the nefarious act instead of taking action against the actor.
This is probably an oversimplification but, sigh, here goes:
Remove the statute on all crimes against minors in all states (and provinces) and have a company policy in place where there is zero bureaucratic red tape on this issue. The first adult to hear a complaint of this nature, it is your job to call the police right then, boom, it's on the record. Yes it will be messy for the organization but they're children, you're profiting off of them at very least keep them safe from sexual abuse.
And, I know,I know defamation lawsuits. Eff it. If you catch nine pedofiles and defend one wrongful defamation lawsuit, so be it. Have a more efficient vetting process. Hot take: if you're an evil person, you should have nowhere to hide, find the loopholes and fix them.