by sumac | Sep 25, 2015 | Corporate Apologies, True Crime Apologies
It’s possible to be harmed by peanuts even if you don’t have a peanut allergy. In 2009 a widespread salmonella outbreak was traced back to the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Hundreds of people got sick when they ate tainted peanut butter or products...
by sumac | Sep 17, 2015 | Political Apologies
A county park ranger spotted two people he described as “making out” in a car in the parking lot at Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Dakota County, Minnesota. He went over to fling metaphorical cold water on this overly-public activity. Another car was parked close by...
by sumac | Aug 21, 2015 | The Mechanics of Apology
Burning Man 2015 is close at hand. It’ll be a great time for many, a mind-altering time for some. Remarkable things will be seen and done. Also regrettable things. In 2013, SorryWatch visited PlayaApology Camp at Burning Man. PlayaApology Camp helps people...
by sumac | Aug 16, 2015 | Institutional Apologies
In Maajid Nawaz’s book Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism, he tells of an unpleasant experience with the Essex police when he was 15. (Nawaz was born in Essex. His parents were born in Pakistan.) Someone had spotted his 16-year-old brother...
by sumac | Aug 7, 2015 | Personal Apologies, Youth apologizes
In The Hollow Land, by Jane Gardam, an apology plays a foundational role. So much happens in this book, and this happens right at the start, so I don’t feel bad telling you most of this part. In Cumbria, in the farming and grazing country called the Hollow Land...
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