I’m a firm believer that everyone deserves a second chance. I believe in grace, and giving people the benefit of the doubt, and I will not try to go out of my way to dehumanize anyone. That’s just me, though, because I’m a woman full of my own mistakes.
But when an individual has a history of mistreating others, of racism, of being unapologetic, of creating a toxic culture, much like Dell Loy Hansen has a history of doing as the owner of Real Salt Lake/Utah Royals FC/Real Monarchs, that’s when we, as a soccer community (writers, the leagues, players, fans, non-fans even) have a responsibility to address the issues, especially when DLH has gotten away with all of the above.