"My point was only to illustrate that you can't only look at one portion of a persons history to judge them, you have to take in the full picture." No, I don't think so
Fred West might have been the best builder ever, but I think it's fair we forget that in light of his other actions.
Being good at x and y does not forgive committing z if z is a serious, unwarranted offence. If I go around being good for 20 years, then commit murder, the previous 20 years aren't really relevant.
( I_Was_Mordred, Fri 2 May 2008, 14:21, Reply)