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Post by rockybeav on Jun 14, 2017 9:02:31 GMT -8
Feel free to email your thoughts on the matter, if you feel inclined to do so.
Ed Ray: ed.ray@oregonstate.edu
Scott Barnes: scott.barnes@oregonstate.edu
Please be respectful and defend whatever position you hold.
For what it is worth, I feel Luke should be able to pitch and travel with his teammates.
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Post by bill82 on Jun 15, 2017 4:31:00 GMT -8
Thanks for the email addresses. I sent in an email. I did get a response from Ray's email account (Can't believe he is handling the volume himself). A simple, but appropriate "Thanks, Bill. I hear you."
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Post by mtbeaver on Jun 15, 2017 8:21:17 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing. I sent the following while borrowing some great points from others on this forum:
Gentlemen,
I write to you today to implore you to take a bold stance on the Luke Heimlich situation. I don’t care if he pitches another pitch for my beloved Beavers or not. Right now, a young man with a troubled past is being punished again by the University’s silence on this matter. From what I gather, he has paid his debt to the legal system and society. Do we not believe in forgiveness and second chances?
I do realize the intense scrutiny your decisions regarding his future are under. It would be very easy to cast him away in order to look like a noble institution. However, in doing so we will be quite contrary to anything noble or just. This is a very pivotal moment for this young man’s future. Punishing him again or further will do nothing to aid any victims, past or future. Currently, your silence is punishment (just look at the MLB draft).
At what point do we allow someone with a troubled past (a felony) to become someone again in society? Is he allowed to be an engineer, a doctor or an accountant? A baseball player? What is the arbitrary line that Oregon State University will draw in the sand and decide what Luke shall and can become in life? What a precious calling to shape the lives of so many young people. The privilege and burden must surely be enormous for you. This is a unique situation where it will be Oregon State University- in fact it will be you two- who will decide what Luke Heimlich can be in life. One student at a very defining crossroad in his life and you ultimately decide which way he can go.
I trust you have and will consider the ramifications of your current silence and any future decisions.
“What is popular is not always right. What is right is not always popular”
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