RE: I never was a fan, especially after he got away scot free after what he did
I certainly hope one mistake in life when one was young and foolish does not totally define what the person has done since to redeem himself, especially when he compensated and apologized to the victim and worked hard to make his marriage whole again.
I’m not going to beat my breast and weep like some great hero has passed. It’s the disproportionate amount of honor that Kobe is receiving that is galling. But then we live in an increasingly distopian world.