I'm not sure investigating the players is the issue. It's the culture that is problematic. They had to have know about Steven Downie's racism and bullying of Akim Aliu, Kyle Beach and his experiences, Graham James rape of junior hockey players etc. Theo Fleury has problems, alcoholism and emotional stability derived from experiences with James. That should be seen with compassion and understanding and not held against him preventing him from being in the HHoF.
Hockey culture doesn't care. Winning and money are the driving issues, everything else is looked at as something to be ignored. Although I guess this crap happens in every sport. If USA women's gymnastics and university of Michigan can cover for Larry Nassar for years no where is safe from corrupted culture.
There is a very strong tendency in an organization to become self-serving, insular and self-protecting. Not sure how to over come this. Perhaps an independent auditor/ombudsmen for every organization and company?
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Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy states that in any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: First, there will be those who are devoted to the goals of the organization. Examples are dedicated classroom teachers in an educational bureaucracy, many of the engineers and launch technicians and scientists at NASA, even some agricultural scientists and advisors in the former Soviet Union collective farming administration. Secondly, there will be those dedicated to the organization itself. Examples are many of the administrators in the education system, many professors of education, many teachers union officials, much of the NASA headquarters staff, etc. The Iron Law states that in every case the second group will gain and keep control of the organization. It will write the rules, and control promotions within the organization
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