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Hart and Vegas were defeated and we will avoid having his name on the cup. But the fight should continue for as long as he is employed by any team in this league. Carter Hart should not be playing professional hockey anymore and I will die on this hill until he is gone from
Carter Hart is about to play in the Stanley Cup Final. He was acquitted of sexual assault charges this past summer, but there is a lot more to the story. With the brightest lights now shining on him, it is important to understand the nuance of the controversial case.
“We Believe E.M” does not mean we believe every detail of her testimony. It does not mean we believe she did not make any mistakes that night. It simply means we believe she was sexually assaulted. And the evidence supports that belief.
I will leave you with some facts. This is all available if you research (tw // sa):
- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked Michael McLeod to invite additional men to that hotel room. McLeod never testified, and all we have is a video interview with police where he never made that claim, meanwhile LYING when he denied sending a text invite to ALL his teammates. On the otherhand, there is text evidence the following day of EM telling McLeod she did not expect more partners, and it was not disputed by McLeod.
- There is ZERO evidence or testimony that EM ever asked (or was asked) for Cal Foote to do the splits over her. Even if you believe the men’s story that she was saying “have sex with me”, she never said “teabag me”. The judge actually agreed in her report there was no consent, instead she dismissed it saying it was non-sexual based on Carter Hart’s testimony that Foote was not naked.
- In 2022, Alex Formenton & Dillon Dube BOTH CONFESSED to Hockey Canada that Cal Foote was naked during the splits. This was ruled inadmissible on a technicality. Other than Hart, no other witness dared to say Foote was clothed; they all pretended to not remember.
With this information, at the very least, McLeod and Foote are guilty:
- Foote performed a sexual act without consent. It does not make him a rapist, but it is a crime
- McLeod is an accessory to that sexual assault
If these two men were given the guilty verdict I strongly believe they deserved (even if it was a proverbial slap on the wrist; i.e. a 6-month house arrest), it would have been an amazing teaching moment for our nation while setting a modern standard for consent.
The conduct of the others, including Hart, may not have been illegal. There was certainly not enough evidence to prove it was. But that does not mean what they did wasn’t morally reprehensible. The NHL and Hockey Canada both agreed.
The NHL kept the players out of the league for months PAST the ruling, citing their own private investigation. Hockey Canada stood in the House of Commons and said “harm was caused” after paying out a civil settlement.
But what Hart did was more than morally wrong. He lied under oath to protect his teammates. This is actually perjury. The judge by law is not privy to those 2022 confessions, but we as a public are. We are allowed to pass judgement in the court of public opinion.
Hart is not a conquering hero who overcame adversity. He is a liar who abused his privilege and legal protection to obstruct justice. He is allowed to continue his career, and we are allowed to remind him of his abhorrent behaviour.
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Karma ✨
The Vegas Golden Knights LOSE
Canes win, thanks to their green flag of a goalie, Bussi!
And Sharter Fart…I mean Carter Hart…weeps.
And Brett Howden won’t remember a thing!
All is well.
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“Force” was certainly a choice word…
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I want to take a moment to thank and acknowledge all the accounts, mainly women, who have taken it upon themselves to remind people what Carter Hart and his co accused did , despite the non guilty verdict, even the nhl found their behavior reprehensible. As usual it’s women carrying the weight to speak truth to power.
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I get why people may think chanting “no means no” is not advocacy or that it lessens the severity of what happened. But the judge is the one diminished and minimized her experience by humiliating and dehumanizing her for 5 hours while she read out that verdict. For those of us who had to sit through that atrocious reading and have had to hear it be used as a trophy of consent daily for the last year, this is a welcome relief.
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A little justice on the ice. It's nowhere near enough, but it's something.
If there is anything to come out of this Stanley Cup playoff, I hope it's that people take the time to educate themselves on consent, to question who you support, and to stand with survivors.
Hockey players don't just play hockey, especially in the NHL. They are meant to be role models, to be a part of their community, to be someone that young players can look up to. They have a responsibility to adhere to a code of conduct, and that includes taking responsibility when they've done wrong.
None of the men in the room that night have ever taken any accountability for what they did. Carter Hart and Brett Howden, now in the Stanley Cup finals, refuse to address it despite the inquiries.
They know what they did.
They know it was wrong.
They chose to protect each other.
Vegas claims they're protectors, but they didn't protect her that night. That's the legacy they leave — a Code of Misconduct.
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Once again, here is another list of nonsense that keeps getting shared as if it’s some kind of “proof” of consent; it isn’t. Carter Hart and his friends assaulted a woman who was intoxicated and the judge let them walk because she doesn’t understand the law she’s supposed to be applying, including the R v Hoggard appeal she clearly didn’t read regarding trauma. Myths and stereotypes INFECT the reasoning process. I don’t know how many times this needs to be explained to judges (and defence lawyers who like to introduce them as “evidence”)
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You know what they say about assuming…
It’s also unacceptable to have Cal Foote playing on your team, but here we are. @Canes anything to say for yourselves? This is what happens when you hire one of the filthy five
100%- After the game, I went through and liked all comments as part of a sweep, assuming our automated keyword filters would hide the inappropriate ones. I realize how this looked, completely understand why it was unacceptable, and am taking steps to ensure our moderation process is handled much better moving forward and sincerely apologize
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I keep seeing posts like this claiming what EM said, what the judge decided, and how the defence evidence was presented. Considering much of this is misinformation, let me correct this along with the proper law on consent and Supreme Court of Canada citations. (Justice Carroccia, if you’re on Twitter you should probably read this, too)
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He also set the record for most forgetful person ever to testify. Will he even remember this goal?
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RT @crosbysangels: the team with a rapist goalie selling merch depicting rape fantasies for their rape apologist fans, why am i not surpris…
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The Vegas Golden Knights released a shirt through George Parros’ shirt company that features their mascot straddling a tied-up Stormy, while rostering one accused gang rapist and one magically forgetful alleged gang rape witness.
The fuck are they doing to hockey?
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RT @Stefffff_: Watching them cheer for Carter Hart made me physically sick. Fuck the golden knights and the nhl for allowing a predator bac…
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RT @86TERAVAINEN: Stand up for survivors. Believe survivors. Do nothing to support their abusers and those who protect them.
Brett Howden…
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