Restorative justice (RJ) as a model for or feature of a uniform punishment scheme is a captivating suggestion, especially considering its (growing) role within social justice and (higher) education practices over the past decades. Education, in particular, and baseball are rhetorically complementary - education as a pillar of the "American Dream," and baseball as "America's pastime" - and I would be enrapt to see a mutualistic relationship from these institutions with RJ as the centerpiece. Three tiers of RJ - community building, responding to harm, and community (re)integration - makes intentional and constructed space for both survivors and perpetrators of harm, and there could be plenty of exploration within this tiered framework to address the shortcomings of the MLB's current punitive measures. Send this shit to Manfred
Restorative justice (RJ) as a model for or feature of a uniform punishment scheme is a captivating suggestion, especially considering its (growing) role within social justice and (higher) education practices over the past decades. Education, in particular, and baseball are rhetorically complementary - education as a pillar of the "American Dream," and baseball as "America's pastime" - and I would be enrapt to see a mutualistic relationship from these institutions with RJ as the centerpiece. Three tiers of RJ - community building, responding to harm, and community (re)integration - makes intentional and constructed space for both survivors and perpetrators of harm, and there could be plenty of exploration within this tiered framework to address the shortcomings of the MLB's current punitive measures. Send this shit to Manfred