by sumac | Mar 19, 2025 | Police Apologies, Political Apologies
The NYPD sent news organizations a statement of correction and apology. They don’t seem to have put it on their website. The most complete version we could find appeared in the New York CaribNews. In reference to a fatal shooting at the 2024 West Indian American Day...
by sumac | Oct 9, 2024 | Personal Apologies, True Crime Apologies
In the summer of 2023, a fervent advocate for mistreated dogs got emotional on social media about a case in Fresno that was frustrating her. In the process of trying to arouse outrage, she made a suggestion which turned out to be false. Wrong. A dangerous lie. In an...
by sumac | Jun 25, 2024 | Historical Apologies
We won’t go into the entire remarkable career of Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams Earley with the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), but will look at an incident in 1946, and what followed. Major Adams, as she was then, was commanding officer of the 6888th Battalion. The...
by sumac | Jan 15, 2024 | Corporate Apologies
“Regrettably, in trying to thwart a well-documented Armenian fraud ring operating in certain parts of California, a few employees took impermissible actions. While we prioritize protecting our bank and our customers from fraud, it is unacceptable to base credit...
by sumac | Sep 12, 2023 | Political Apologies
New Zealand investigative journalist Nicky Hager writes powerful books on subjects like intelligence networks, politics, and environmental issues. Sometimes people – powerful people at powerful institutions – get SO ANGRY about his books they commit illegal acts...