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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Rooting for Mike Danton?
It’s hard to root for someone who planned to murder someone, but, if you’ve followed his story, and read the latest, it’s even harder to root against him.
But many of the players had already spoken to Danton, who had been seeking them out in an effort to learn about the St. Mary’s program. The captain at the time, forward Marc Rancourt, drafted a letter to Stienburg, signed by the entire team. It read in part, “We have all made mistakes. Perhaps not to the extent of his, but still serious enough that we had to ask for forgiveness or a second chance… . We have a unique opportunity here to provide Mike with a second chance that he has not only earned, but is entitled to.”
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But he pauses to collect himself when he talks about his classmates and the St. Mary’s community. “You hear so much negative about kids today,” he says. “These people made a decision to accept me—a convicted felon [who] hired someone to kill another person. Why? Because they got to know me and realized I wasn’t a monster. And they did it at age 18 or 19. To me, that’s amazing.”
Does the fact that he spent several years in jail allow people to be more accepting in giving him a second chance?
Glove-slap: NaOH.
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