«Those individuals — I'm not going to prejudge them; they deserve
due process — but anyone who accepts personal gifts in the year 2016 is not paying attention to today's ethics standards or the ethics training I'm sure they were given
along the
way, or didn't have the wisdom to consult with a lawyer,» de Blasio said.
Sometimes, if you have an excellent mentor or critique group, you can learn the same things, but the
process takes longer, or there's more confusion and doubt
along the
way due to conflicting opinions.