Zac Sunderland, 18, the T.O. teenager who sailed around the world last year, was recently arrested on allegations that he provided alcohol to younger friends, two 17 and one 15. He also allegedly resisted arrest and trespassed. Police accounts of the incident aren’t the same as Sunderland’s, which isn’t unusual.

Eyewitnesses to a vehicle crash often see things differently. Sometimes they totally disagree about what they saw.

Peace officers are human beings, and they make mistakes, too, just like everyone else.

They see through the eyes of a police officer, no better, no worse.

The point is, unless you were a fly on the wall, nobody knows for certain what happened just before Sunderland was arrested at 1 a.m. Thurs., Aug. 12 in Thousand Oaks.

The chances are good, though, that he made a mistake or two.

Let’s face it: Many if not most young males between the ages of 14 and 20 do something stupid at one point or another.

Sometimes they barely get out of trouble for one incident before they’re in hot water about something else.

Somebody once said the most dangerous chemical in the world is testosterone, and whoever said it will get no argument here.

Sunderland has already paid a price for whatever indiscretion he may or may not have committed. His image has been tarnished, but not by much.

The incident won’t matter a month from now, let alone a year from now.

Sunderland can learn from it or not. The choice is his.