Does Bucknor’s deserve our sympathy?

If you were to go by what he has to say in his defense, then it is assuredly a big whooping NO!

Here is what Bucknor says in his defense:

"To err is human, to forgive divine, as the old saying goes. However, I consider
it a sad day to see umpires sidelined after making only two wrong decisions out
of a record of 35 appeals."

He would have certainly gone up in my estimation if he had expressed remorse on making two erroneous decisions which changed the course of a Test match.

Furthermore, his capacity for self-delusion is astonishing. He is talking about 2 bad decisions, whereas by my count there were 4 bad decisions.

Undoubtedly, removing an umpire for making bad decisions is a bad precedent, but by portraying himself as man more sinned against than sinned; Bucknor reveals an unabashed aptitude for self-pity and a longing for sympathy.

Surely he does n’t deserve our sympathy?