GUYS LOOK HOW FUCKING HAPPY HE IS!!!!! I HAVE THE ULTIMATE CASE OF GIDDY LEG WIGGLES RIGHT NOW! HOLY HELL I CANT THINK RIGHT NOW I NEED CPR SPECIFICALLY FROM HIM. 😂❤️❤️❤️✨❤️✨❤️✨❤️
this will never not be funny to me. they absolutely embarrassed the fuck out of vegas, shutting out that evil ass team and making carter hart go down as the worst goalie in finals HISTORY, made him CRY and then did the storm surge on THEIR ice and logo
he’s a huge reason why the vgk lost lol had they not been so desperate to push the Redeeming Hart narrative they would’ve pulled him a while ago. instead they kept him in net because giving a rapist a shot at being a stanley cup hero was more important than the team
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The Myth: “The female judge literally said Carter Hart did nothing wrong.”
The Reality: Justice Carroccia never said anything close to that. In fact, she made it clear she was only ruling on the legality of the men, not the morality:
“It is not the function of this court to make determinations about the morality or propriety of the conduct... sole function of this court is to determine whether the Crown has proven each of the charges... beyond a reasonable doubt” (section E.479).
This statement is two fold: it implies that the conduct could be morally reprehensible despite the legal outcome, and it is a reminder that the burden of proof is high. If the “judge literally said they did nothing wrong”, she would not have had to make that clarification.
Hart’s supporters love to point to the LEGAL results as their main argument. But when you look at the results outside the courtroom, it is crystal clear that Hart and his teammates did something unequivocally wrong.
Following the accused’s acquittal, the league did not immediately reinstate the players. If they had truly done no wrong, you would think that their lengthy absence from the game would pressure the league to reinstate them ASAP. Instead the league had this to say:
“The events that transpired after the 2018 Hockey Canada Foundation Gala in London, Ontario, prior to these players’ arrival in the NHL, were DEEPLY TROUBLING AND UNACCEPTABLE...
In relying on both our OWN INVESTIGATION, and the conclusions reached by Justice Carroccia in her OPINION, and the players’ acquittal, the League has determined that the conduct at issue falls woefully short of the standards and values that the League and its Member Clubs expect and demand...
Given their conduct, we carefully evaluated the players’ acquittal in court and the time spent away from the game. Taking into account that the players have been away from the game for 20 months... we have determined that the players will be eligible... to play in NHL games no sooner than December 1, 2025, bringing their total time out of the League to nearly two years.”
Some context for the severity of the suspensions:
Todd Bertuzzi was suspended 33 games for literally crippling Steve Moore with a dirty hit.
Chris Simon was suspended for 30 games for stomping on the leg of Jarkko Ruutu.
In comparison the Hockey Canada 5 were forced to miss over 22 months, or the equivalent of 140 or so games.
So the league, with the benefit of a private investigation and free of the legal loopholes that compromised the evidence allowed in trial, ruled that the players conduct warranted a suspension 4x the length of Bertuzzi breaking someone’s neck.
The NHL made it clear: what the players did was wrong. The player’s association did not fight the league’s unprecedented punishment.
For everyone that defaults to the now infamous “tHe FeMaLe JuDgE sAiD...” nonsense, our response should be simple: “the male commissioner said...”
For everyone that points to a lack of appeal as proof the players did nothing wrong, our response should be simple: “Why did the NHLPA not appeal the league’s ruling?”
And that is just the NHL’s stance. Hockey Canada agreed what the players did was wrong. In 2022, after reaching a 7-figure settlement with EM, the organization stood in the House of Commons, and based on their own findings (including critical testimony not heard in trial) determined “harm was caused” to EM.
When both the league and Hockey Canada, the de facto employers of the accused, are making it clear there was wrongdoing, illegal or not, we should take note.
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The Myth: “The female judge that acquitted Carter Hart said EM was being sexually aggressive. That is a fact”
The Reality: Former defence attorney Justice Carroccia based her conclusion on the limited evidence she had, which was largely comprised of testimony from the accused and their teammates. These same teammates formed a group chat when they first heard of a possible investigation. These are some highlights, followed by my own brief observations:
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Michael McLeod: “We all need to say the same thing if we get interviewed” – If you are telling the truth, this does not need to be said.
Brett Howden: “If anything we should put allegations on her” – Quite frankly disgusting and should be treated as the seed of collusion.
Dillon Dube: “Let’s not make her sound like too crazy” – Building on Howden’s idea; trying to calibrate how far they should go with their new narrative.
McLeod: “What should I say if they ask why I took the videos though?” – Good question. What happened during the night that made McLeod think he needed to get consent videos? And what did he tell EM right before filming the 2nd video where you can hear him start by saying, “Say it”? That is evidence he gave her a script and pressured her to take part in another video.
Carter Hart: “What do I tell (Shawn Bullock, a Hockey Canada exec)” – Why not simply the truth? Why does Hart have to clarify this, unless they are concocting a new “truth” and they need to iron out the details.
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The collusion was not limited to the group chat.
Tyler Steenbergen testified that while the men were in the group chats, he got two brief phone calls, from Dube and then Foote.
In the first call, Dube told Steenbergen not to not mention what he saw Dube do, and that Dube would explain that himself.
The phone call with Foote was “pretty much the same,” Steenbergen said. “Don’t say what he did, that he would go in and explain it himself.”
Steenbergen testified he understood that meant he wasn’t to mention he saw Dube slapping EM or Foote doing the splits.
Howden and Hart also testified to getting similar phone calls from Dube and Foote. These are not the actions of innocent people.
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Carroccia ultimately agreed with the defence’s claim, stating “While the men who participated in the group chat were recounting their observations of what occurred in room 209, there is no basis upon which I can conclude that they did so for the purpose of concocting a false narrative of the events”. That is her opinion. In the legal context, the standard of proof must eliminate any logical or rational explanation of innocence, and the text exchanges simply did not reach that high a bar.
However, the content of the texts paired with the fact the guiltiest parties felt it necessary to call all involved to specifically request they withhold information paints a very different picture. It is important to note that the justice made no mention of the clandestine phone calls in her analysis. A curious omission.
People can draw their own conclusions. The actual truth realistically lies somewhere in the middle. But calling the men’s accusations of EM’s conduct “a fact” based on the opinion of a former defence attorney is simply irresponsible.
"Carter 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."
Olivia Rodrigo speaks out on criticism for wearing babydoll dresses during Popcast interview:
“What’s really, like, disturbing is I feel like I have worn outfits that are revealing on stage. Like I’ve been on stage in like a sparkly bra, little shorts, which is my right. That’s fun. I felt cool and comfortable in that. And like that wasn’t “inappropriate” — but me, like, fully covered up in a dress that people deem to be, like, childlike was inappropriate. And I just think it just like shows how we really normalize pedophilia in our culture. And also it’s just this rhetoric that we’re fed as girls since we’re so little, which is like, ‘Don’t wear that because then a man is going to sexualize your body and it’s your fault.’ Like it’s so weird. And I didn’t think I looked sexy in that at all — I was like ‘This is so cool. I feel like I look like Kathleen Hanna or Courtney Love.’ All these people who are my heroes.”
(https://t.co/J74WyG3Etv)