Ched Evans was a professional footballer. Ched Evans was convicted of rape. Ched Evans served the sentence of imprisonment imposed upon him. On his release Ched Evans was invited to train once again with his former employer, Sheffield United FC, with a view, one presumes to his re-employment. Cue howls of outrage and an eventual withdrawal of the offer.
Consider these questions:
- Is rape a singularly heinous crime?
- Should the punishment for the crime extend beyond the adjudged imprisonment?
- What is the difference from the multiple instances of professional football rehabilitating dangerous drink drivers or other species of criminals?
The answers to these questions are uneasy but it would be nice to think that all of the outraged howlers had engaged with them before howling.
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