Jacob Panetta speaks out again about the alleged racial gesture
The fallout from the Jacob Panetta situation has been everywhere. Panetta immediately denied the allegations against him and unfortunately we haven't heard from Jordan Subban since the night the gesture occured.
Panetta went as far as to release 3 separate videos sharing his regret, offering an explanation and even sharing a video of him previously using this gesture to show it wasn't intended as a racist gesture.
Well yesterday Panetta had a chance to continue to tell his story as Michael Traikos from the Toronto Sun had an opportunity to interview Panetta and he shared the following details.
It was only after the game ended and Panetta was in the dressing room that he realized that Subban saw it differently.
"I heard him in the hallway and I kind of clued in that it was perceived like that and he took it that way," said Panetta. "I was kind of in shock. It's not my character. It's not what I intended. That thought never crossed my mind."
"It's tough hearing things. But actions are perceived differently by everyone. Unfortunately, those actions were perceived as racial. I want to emphasize that that was never my intention. My parents raised me to treat people with the utmost respect. That's exactly what was going through my mind and what's been going through my mind for the past 36 hours or so."
"I'm sure it's caused a lot of mental and emotional damage to Jordan and his family. It's something that I'm sincerely sorry for,» said Panetta. «I just want to emphasize again that I'm sorry that he viewed it that way and I'm sorry for all the anger and hurt I've caused him and anyone else in the (arena) or anyone that's had a chance to view it on social media."
"It's definitely been a great teaching point for me," said Panetta. "Even though those gestures were never meant to be racial, I've definitely learned that actions can be perceived differently and taken in different way. I just want to keep learning from it. I hope that we can have a conversation and I can talk to (Subban) and begin to work through this."
It's clear we haven't heard the last of this situation and with the ECHL investigation still pending we will hopefully get a little more clarity. But most importantly I hope we hear from Jordan Subban soon to hear his opinion on the situation and the fallout.
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