I posted on Sin and Contrition around Yom Kippur. As a Jew, guilt and shame are sizable elements my culture, and I like the distinctions you've drawn.
He made a mistake, but I doubt that Wesley thinks that, given the information that he had, that he should have done anything other than he did.
Which, if true, is part of the problem. Because one of the things he didn't do, is talk to anybody else about the situation - such that even if he were right - he put himself in an unsupported position. Such that, even if his strategy was correct, his tactics weren't.
We don't know how Wesley really feels about that event - as he's never really elaborated. And Wes himself, as you've noted, doesn't know anymore either. And because of that, Angel himself doesn't know. And therefore, he can't trust him.
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Date: 2004-02-03 04:09 pm (UTC)He made a mistake, but I doubt that Wesley thinks that, given the information that he had, that he should have done anything other than he did.
Which, if true, is part of the problem. Because one of the things he didn't do, is talk to anybody else about the situation - such that even if he were right - he put himself in an unsupported position. Such that, even if his strategy was correct, his tactics weren't.
We don't know how Wesley really feels about that event - as he's never really elaborated. And Wes himself, as you've noted, doesn't know anymore either. And because of that, Angel himself doesn't know. And therefore, he can't trust him.