So we call the penalty on ourselves. We don’t accept “freebies.” We pay our own way…we pay our taxes gladly. We’ll gladly give someone else a break, but we’re much stricter with ourselves. Out of an abundance of caution, we’ll flag it. We’ll disclose the conflict of interest and recuse ourselves. We’ll issue the correction. We’ll call the judges over. We’ll plunk down the fine even if the coach didn’t ask. If we’re wrong—or if someone claims to have been wronged—we’ll apologize.
