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Taking it to the extreme is a simple but powerful tool to test an argument. Lets do that for a second: if say, Dan Carter got filmed jaywalking before the world cup final in a place where that was illegal, would you be ok with him being suspended for that game?
Same principle, just a more extreme example. Lets see how consistent we are with our answers.
Yes, I would be more than okay with him being suspended for that game. If he broke the law, he must suffer the consequences, if the team has protocols in place, and a player does something in his personal capacity, that affects those protocols as well as the morale of the team, I'm more than okay with him being suspended.
That was my understanding of it - not about morals so must as what amounts to breaking a contract or sorts.
You might also argue that he's going to struggle to focus when he knows what awaits on his return home.
But Morality plays a vital role in law, society and opinion. I have equal amount of disdain for A Smith as I have for my uncle's ex-wife who also comitted adultery, and I will have the same feelings for a complete stranger who does the same.