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"justifiable" - defensible, makes sense
"fair" - treating people equally
In other words, I interpret the original question as: "how is making an example not considered unusual?".
This describes how deterrence is justifiable, not how it is fair.
what about the gay athletes who wish to compete? It makes it a little tough to not be involved in this type of stuff.
by "somewhat negative", do you just mean that less information makes you less confident about a decision? Or do you mean that being quiet is bad?