I made the call that kept the numbers down, and now I'm the name people curse at town meetings. Somebody had to weigh one harm against another when the data was still thin, and that somebody was me. I've made peace with deciding in the fog, but taking the blame for tradeoffs nobody else would touch still stings.
More people experience this than they realize.
You made the hard tradeoff nobody else would, and now you carry the blame for it.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.