From 1975 to 2015 "deaths are down 92 percent among children ages 15 and under, and down 44 percent annually across all cyclists." -- https://www.bicycling.com/news/a20043115/kids-bike-fatalities-down-92-percent-but-theres-a-catch/
"You" personally might have survived, but about 12-13 times as many kids died from "No helmet, no fear". (At least very least, 2x as many did.)
My understanding is that she didn't think he should resign, tho.
I think it must be possible for anyone to be "rehabilitated" through restorative service and at least the outward appearance of inner change. If you make it impossible to "come back", that just encourages bad actors to band together AND get worse.
I'm not convinced that Al Franken has done enough, but I really haven't paid attention / researched anything around him or the events since he resigned.