rubadub
in my opinion, yes they are really guilty. They have always had at heart, two motivations for policy on anything.
1. save themselves from expensive lawsuits
2. keep their name 'clean'.
Any changes over the years to do with announcements or notifications have always been about number one or two. Never out of kindness or concern for the persons name or welfare. They thought, ''do the crime, do the time'' until they started getting sued. THAT is what changed policies.
They have chosen to live by the two witness rule and promote themselves as above the laws of the land when it pleases them. They could have done it differently and fearlessly exposed molesters and criminals. They have chosen to live by congregational tribunals like they believe the first christians did and this out of touch approach has caused many problems. They cannot have it both ways, either live by real world standards or biblical ones. Choose biblical ones in a modern world and reap the consequences i say.
The watchtower have been unwilling to pay the price of doing the right thing: the public learning that they are just as 'sinful' a religion as all the others. They have not because they have chosen to puff themselves up with pride. I think that had they been dealing with the problem properly and publicly in the last few decades, not only would the public actually be impressed, the pedophiles probably would not have stayed because it would not be a safe haven for them.
Yes they should have risked getting sued for doing the right things.
Watchtower: Do the crime, do the time. Man up and take it.
oz