AM,

No. If someone repairs a behavior it's fair to judge them from that point forward on their actions. There are certainly crimes and actions that do not fit into that mold like sex offenders etc based on research. Remember back in the 70's driving drunk was no big deal until mad came along. I remember a roadtrip to go fishing one time back in the mid 70's 8 of us in a Ford Country Squire Station wagon. We decided to see how far we could pile beer cans from the floor. the driver got pulled over in Westport for driving acrosss lawns. When the cop opened the doors beer cans fell everywhere. We had had almost a case each to drink. He looked for the most sober driver and sent us on our way. Something we would not do today certainly but are we bad people because we did it? I am a firm believer that you are a better more well rounded person for your expirences. GW for example learned something from that that many do not until later in life.