Reply #81: It Is Possible, Mr. Isles, the Disinfectant Of Sunshine May Suffice

[The Magistrate]

It is certainly true it can have a powerful effect towards discrediting the dishonorable in the public eye.

Your concern regarding racial politics strikes me as having some validity, and is a factor that needs careful weighing.

But you should weigh, too, the poor quality of 'noble intention' view you present. It is quite possible to do great wrong from the best of motives, and the motive does not, and cannot be allowed to, excuse the act under a system of law. All men mean well, and the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.