[greymule]

What if the guy had also murdered the kids he molested? Still give him the award?

In Wisconsin in 1973, a fiend raped and murdered a 9-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating in his neighborhood. After he was released in 1998 (though a psychiatrist testified that he was still dangerous), he sued a company that refused to hire him. Even though the company had a record of hiring ex-cons, they drew the line at child rapist-murderers. The fiend won the case, and the company had to pay him damages. (He never had to pay damages to the family of the little girl, though.)

Suppose that guy had been a terrific umpire before he committed his indiscretion. Just a bang-up model of judgment, mechanics, rules knowledge, game management, professionalism, etc. How many of you would welcome that guy into your umpires' association? How many of you would do a 10u girls' game with him?