How many times have I heard the words and actions of JWs excused by imperfection? Too many to count. The last time a JW tried to use this line on me to excuse the actions of others in the congregation, I finally told her, everyone is imperfect, even "worldly" people, but it's only among JWs that the imperfection excuse is expected to make everything OK. I mean, really, if I had a "worldly" person come to my house to fix a pipe, but they screwed things up even more and now my house is flooded and everything is destroyed, would I just say, "that's OK, I know your imperfect, everyone makes mistakes" and not try to get compensated or fitting repairs? No, I would not. So why do JWs expect me to excuse the damage done by those called "brother" and "sister," after all, the damage they and the GB have done have been much worse than any plumber has done.
Good point! I do believe there are times when it's better to overlook something. But there are other times when someone's "imperfection" is really a problem that could be fixed with a little attention. It all comes down to conscience matters. If it's something that offends our conscience, we'd better overlook it. If it's something that will offend the elders' consciences we'd damn well better fix it!