pennsive
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07-28-18 10:45 AM - Post#259571
In response to AsiaSunset
As someone pointed out earlier, there are scenarios consistent with innocence or naivety, but still ethically challenged. One such is Jerome’s being hired to work with a kid who was not D-1 material. In return he is paid a stipend with a two tiered bonus: the first if he becomes recruitable as a D-1 athlete and the second if he is admitted to an Ivy League school. Assuming he had the grades and boards to put him in the admitable pool anyway, and assuming Jerome was impressed with his work ethic on the court, Jerome may have thought it was a win-win without any thought given to the appearance of a bribe. Perhaps he did pay taxes on all of it, or that part which he viewed as a stipend, and not the bonus which he viewed as a gift. This is not clear- cut, so don’t convict him before all the evidence is in.
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