by sumac | Nov 21, 2014 | True Crime Apologies
This story starts very badly, but gets better. A young man raped a girl in 1997. He was 22, a veteran, sleeping on the floor at someone’s house in Calgary, Alberta. So was a 13-year-old girl at a sleepover. He raped her.He kept whispering “It’s okay.” She...
by sumac | Nov 13, 2014 | Bropology, True Crime Apologies
It’s worrisome to be pulled over by the Highway Patrol. Alarming when they ask if you’ve been drinking. Often people respond by demonstrating how cooperative, how compliant, how law-abiding they are. Good evening officer! Politely, you hand over your...
by sumac | Oct 7, 2014 | Political Apologies, True Crime Apologies
Back in 2012 Mark Fuller, a U.S. District Court judge in Alabama, and Lisa Boyd Fuller were divorcing. Lisa Boyd Fuller had some things she wanted mentioned, like domestic violence, substance abuse, drunk driving, and affairs, particularly one with his court’s...
by sumac | Jul 31, 2014 | The Mechanics of Apology, True Crime Apologies
In April 2012, as Steve and Paula Alarcon were sleeping, someone fired five shots through the bedroom window, hitting them in the legs. Steve Alarcon wasn’t able to walk for months. Paula Alarcon did better, once the risk of bleeding to death was past. It was...
by sumac | Jul 5, 2014 | True Crime Apologies
Dissatisfied with some aspect of the service he was receiving from Verizon, a tempestuous Connecticut man declared he would go to their Glastonbury store and shoot everyone there. Ugly customer. The Verizon workers at the store didn’t like this plan. They called...
by snarly | Jul 1, 2014 | True Crime Apologies, Youth apologizes
I just put this on SorryWatch’s Facebook page, which is what we generally do with items we find interesting but don’t have a lot to pontificate about….but you know what, we’re in need of a good apology right now and this fits the bill. From...
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