Why people cheat and how we forgive them

Why people cheat and how we forgive them
Why people cheat and how we forgive them

Why people cheat and how we forgive them

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The players from Jackie Robinson West were held up as civic heroes and cultural pioneers. Now, they have been stripped of their U.S. Championship by Little League Baseball. While the kids can’t be blamed for breaking any rules, clearly some adults involved with the team knowingly or unknowingly cheated. Al Gini puts on his philosopher’s cap to talk about why people cheat, and how those left in the wake of a cheating scandal can be forgiven.(Flickr/breyeschow)