What a silly statement. How am I justifying any form of behaviour by saying I don't wipe a person permanently if they have behaved badly? As I stated- I'm sure there are many posters who have done things they regret. Get off your high horse. Do you cut people out of your life if they act badly, are drug addicted, have committed a crime etc...? There are far worse things a person can do than sleep with a 17 year old. Murderers often get second chances. Some are even treated like heroes.
And I repeat- anyone who goes to the media to air their private grievances has no grounds to talk about morality.
I don't want to make excuses for what Jake did in the past. Obviously there was some very disturbing going ons and Jake must bear full resposibility for that.
However the position taken by some in this place is quite disturbing. To suggest that Jake should not be given a go at the pies because of his past transgressions is quite frankly un Australian and inhumane. If you extrapolate that, Collingwood is a workplace like any other. Players are their employees. This implies that Jake should not be allowed to work in any workplace.
So I ask the question, if he can't work at Collingwood FC, where can he work?