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Posted By: David Vargha

Jackson took money, so he was hardly "clean". IMO, Weaver was "clean" by the moral standards that he was raised in. He came from a working class background where one was considered clean if they didn't participate in wrongdoing even if they were aware of it (much like the playground rules where you don't "rat" on someone even though you didn't do anything). In fact, Landis didn't say that Weaver was a participant if I remember correctly. He was banned for his prior knowledge and failure to disclose. Weaver was judged, however, by a tougher standard and suffered the consequences (unfairly so IMO).

It's a great movie and I enjoy it every time I watch it. My wife and I watched it with my 12-year old son this year so he could learn about the Black Sox. He thoroughly enjoyed it.

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