Even when people accept blame and confess, they do it in a bullshit way

[peacefuljeffrey 0]

Teen gives bullshit apology for racially motivated attack

And the kid says, while facing the court and his victim, "I just wanted to say I'm sorry for what happened to you."

"What happened to you"??

How about, "I'm sorry FOR DOING THAT TO YOU"?!


Have you noticed, like I have, that in a lot of cases where a defendant is found guilty and is being sentenced, right at the moment when he could possibly show some genuine remorse -- or at least FAKE what might seem like genuine remorse -- he makes it seem like he's sorry that something happened that he had nothing to do with?


-Jeffrey

-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

[Gravitymaster 0]

Bad link.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/10/teens.lynching/index.html

Fixed it for you.

[juanesky 0]

IMHO that type of accepting blame is more in the lines "I regret I was caught".

Just like Tookie Williams.

"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon

[Gravitymaster 0]

At least one took responsibility.

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Cates, 17, who was identified as the instigator, tearfully apologized: "I just want to say I'm sorry to the family for everything that happened. I hope everybody forgives me. I made a mistake. I'm sorry."

[LuvToFly 0]

Reminds me of one of the "Headlines" that Jay Leno showed last night from an accused giving a closing statement to the jury of:

"and I ask you to find me not guilty of the crimes I committed."

"The helicopter approaches closer than any other to fulfillment
of mankind's ancient dreams of a magic carpet" - Igor Sikorsky

[peacefuljeffrey 0]

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IMHO that type of accepting blame is more in the lines "I regret I was caught".

Just like Tookie Williams.

'Zactly. That's why it's disgusting and worthless.


-Jeffrey

-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

[peacefuljeffrey 0]

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At least one took responsibility.

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Cates, 17, who was identified as the instigator, tearfully apologized: "I just want to say I'm sorry to the family for everything that happened. I hope everybody forgives me. I made a mistake. I'm sorry."

I took issue with that one, too.

Calling it a "mistake" makes it sound like even at the time he was doing it, he wasn't meaning to do what he was doing.

Sorry. He was.

It wasn't a "mistake" -- it was a wrongful act. Let's call it that.

I'm surprised that the lawyers for these people don't coach them to use more sincere-sounding phrasing in their "apologies."


-Jeffrey

-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

[Gravitymaster 0]

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At least one took responsibility.

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Cates, 17, who was identified as the instigator, tearfully apologized: "I just want to say I'm sorry to the family for everything that happened. I hope everybody forgives me. I made a mistake. I'm sorry."

I took issue with that one, too.

Calling it a "mistake" makes it sound like even at the time he was doing it, he wasn't meaning to do what he was doing.

Sorry. He was.

It wasn't a "mistake" -- it was a wrongful act. Let's call it that.

I'm surprised that the lawyers for these people don't coach them to use more sincere-sounding phrasing in their "apologies."


-Jeffrey

I don't read it that way. He seems to be taking responsibility. Using the word "mistake" in that context is an admission he did something wrong. He also is asking for forgivness which, according to the article, the victim has already given him.

All in all, pretty fucked up this happened.