Category Archives: Apologies

Justice Ginsburg’s Statement of Regret

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave some interviews last week (the Associated Press, CNN, The New York Times) in which she expressed her personal opinion about the prospect of Donald Trump as president. Her comments about him were not kind, and were widely criticized as inappropriate for a member of the Supreme Court. […]

Apologies in Medical Cases

A recent article on CNN highlights the difference it makes to a medical patient when the offending physician/institution apologizes versus when it refuses to acknowledge its error. In the case where a woman’s son died due to hospital error, the hospital immediately apologized, explained to her how it had occurred, provided some financial compensation, and […]

Columbine Apology

The mother of one of the Columbine shooters told the families of her son’s victims last night on TV, “I’m sorry.” Sue Klebold, mother of Dylan Klebold, broke her years-long silence in an interview with Diane Sawyer in anticipation of release of her book, A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of the Columbine Tragedy. […]

A Better Apology from Gov Snyder

Governor Snyder apologized (again) for the Flint water crisis this week. This time, I think it truly was an apology. In his State of the State message Tuesday, as well as in interviews, he has taken responsibility for the disaster. He began his annual State of the State address Tuesday by addressing the residents of […]

Governor Snyder’s Apologies in the Flint Water Crisis

Our governor, Rick Snyder, issued what he called an apology a couple weeks ago for what’s known as the “Flint water crisis.” Governor Snyder’s statement, in my humble opinion, didn’t meet the criteria for an effective apology, and the result has been – no surprise – more conflict. So yesterday, he tried again; he’s getting closer, […]