I made my own mistake in 1981, and the shame is rarely about the act alone
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The author reflects on a mistake made in 1981 and the shame following the act. While some believe the Newlands incident was the fault of three men, the author disagrees. He suggests that punishing those men does not make the game cleaner. He believes a harder lesson applies to everyone else.
It’s tempting to say Newlands was the fault of three men, and the game is cleaner for having punished them. I don’t believe that. The harder lesson points back at the rest of us.