Comments on: Column: Hard Times for Hockey Group

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:45:19 +0000

Manuel…

I think if whining were an olympic sport, the Right Wing would be own more gold medals than Michael Phelps…

Give your rant a well deserved rest. No one is denying you your right to free speech, no matter how inane your points are.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:33:11 +0000

Liberals, known for being champions of free speech. Oh, nevermind. Not when you advocate for something they oppose.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:36:35 +0000

Once again, Judge Melinda Morris has reconfirmed why I did not vote for her last election. After reading about the delayed sentence for one year, my feeling is that Kimberly Knight will get off without doing any time, just like previous cases before Morris. If I rob a bank and get caught, and promise to pay it back, do you think I’d get a delayed sentence? Embezzlement of a non-profit is not some victim-less crime. I think Knight should be made to stand in front of every parent involved in the AAHA and explain how she thought she would get away with stealing from all the kids, in addition to restitution. No hockey sticks or pucks allowed, of course.

By: Laura Bien

Laura Bien — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:43:43 +0000

Patricia and Lorie: This is an e d i t o r i a l piece. Mr. Bacon has done it well. Both you and Mr. Bacon are entitled to your respective opinions, but kindly do not suggest that an opinion in a newspaper editorial should be censored.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:22:19 +0000

See what I mean.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:29:20 +0000

Right on! We need more vindictiveness!

By: Manuel

Manuel — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:01:20 +0000

I can’t believe the compassion poured out in the comments for the criminal. How about some compassion for the kids she stole from? I guess that’s what you get in Ann Arbor.

By: Patricia Lesko

Patricia Lesko — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:31:33 +0000

John,

You wrote, “Kimberly Knight should be forced to produce every penny of the money she stole from the kids, even if it means selling her home, her land, and her Cadillac Escalade. Better she goes under financially than the league. And she should do prison time. Real time. Hard time.” That’s a very precise punishment: harsh punishment. I don’t disagree, but the only difference between clamoring for a firing squad and your piece is the elegance of your writing. Clamor away; it makes for interesting reading, but while we’re being honest about the impact of financial crimes, let’s be equally as honest about what it means to write (and publish) a piece that calls for a particular kind of punishment.

By: Karen Moorhead

Karen Moorhead — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:57:33 +0000

I think that the Ann Arbor Arsenal (youth soccer) team had huge problems with embezzlement as well. I believe this happened *twice* and think there needs to be better oversight for nonprofits.

If someone knows about baseball please advise, there may have been a problem there as well.

These folks are stealing from kids’ sports! I will be interested in the outcome.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:15:35 +0000

Yes, Ms. Knight may be at fault. But it is the responsibility of the boards of these nonprofits to be proper stewards of their organizations. That means paying close attention to the financials and following the money. The person that was the paid Director of the Association should have noticed the embellezing as well. People who steal money from kids have a special place in HE double hockey sticks. Those individuals who let them get away with it share the guilt.