Re: UNH Wildcats - Marty Scarano
I've only been reading and have not contributed anything to this thread until today. Additionally I do not have any sources I can go to as the one person I know with any inside info on UNH hasn't heard anything on this topic yet. That being said I wanted to comment on this and just wonder aloud if this thread may have contributed indirectly to potential legal action.
It has been noted the player in question didn't immediately report and that others intervened and caused this whole mess. Between this topic being discussed so openly and the anonymous poster defending the player it seems very possible that this is all getting back to the player in question or people who may need to saves themselves or create negativity around McCloskey. This could be the player feeling pressure to try and justify the actions of reporting (after said anonymous poster told her about what's been said here) or even worse someone in the department pressuring her to press charges to try and spin the momentum in this situation in their favor (very long shot there as I feel that's a big line to cross).
Every time I post on here, I'm assuming that everyone who has an actual or potential interest in the subject matter is reading it. You really do have to make that assumption. I can't tell you how many times over the years I've heard back directly or indirectly from the subject(s) of an ongoing discussion. In the case of this thread ... I have to assume that either the "star" of the thread (or one of his various minions) is at the very least monitoring what gets said on here ... further, the subject player from the incident itself and/or that player's friends/teammates ... and likewise Coach McCloskey's supporters and legal team are likely monitoring this as well. There is at least one poster on this thread who has very close ties to the UNH Men's Hockey program, too. It takes all kinds.
What happened to Coach McCloskey in late 2013 bothered (and continues to bother) a LOT of folks in and around the program, and how BS35 has handled things since has created further gaps and resentment in the UNH community. If the alleged "victim" and her friends are not aware of the support he is receiving in the community, and the doubt that has been cast around the events which incited the act that got Coach fired, then they are hopelessly immersed in their own little cocoon(s). If so - that's naive, and shame on them.
As far as "lines being crossed" ... I would agree that your scenario would be a HUGE line to cross IF that indeed has transpired. But some close to the situation might point out that some significant "lines" have already been crossed, whether it's the ham-handed press release after the firing, the attempt to exert influence over a volunteer organization that dared publicly disagree with the stance taken by the University, while siding with the deposed Coach, and other less-publicized actions either currently slightly on or off the radar.
Once you "cross a line", though, the next one(s) get easier, no? Wasn't Watergate less about the crime, and more about the cover-up??
I'm just speculating on all of this, and I am in no way saying the thread is to blame as I have found this thread to be really informational and interesting to follow. This is the type of discourse that is needed (mostly) to keep everything in check when something like this happens. I just found it odd that it took this long for a potential investigation to show up.
I agree this discourse is very much needed. And it is extremely odd for this potential investigation to have just now shown up.
More tales of thoughtcrime from "Airstrip Four" to come, no doubt. 
