In all fairness to Jim, a couple of points to consider...
First, a lot of hunters of his age held similar views at the time, and many, I suspect, only changed their views after seeing the immense backlash against his ill-advised comments.
Secondly, as part of his "rehabilitation," he spent a lot of time doing good things for wounded veterans, and he should be commended for that. I think many people in his situation would have just thrown in the towel.
I'm certainly not an apologist for Jim, but I take issue with the knee-jerk "hang 'em from the highest tree" condemnations. Thankfully, we have the freedom in this country to admit our mistakes and reinvent ourselves, regardless of age.
That's something I'm sure many here have done for themselves at one point or another in their lives -- or some day may have to do -- and that's worth remembering.
