by sumac | Mar 25, 2013 | The Mechanics of Apology, True Crime Apologies, Youth apologizes
A kid who was convicted of grand theft for taking jewelry is under court order to apologize – even though he says he’s not sorry, because he didn’t do it. It has been ruled that his apology need not be an admission of guilt, so he has to go ahead and...
by sumac | Mar 2, 2013 | True Crime Apologies
Christopher Dorner, crazy renegade ex-LAPD officer armed to the teeth, went on a killing spree that ended with his death in a burning cabin. Seeking revenge, he was targeting police officers and their families. While he was on the loose, Southern California police...
by sumac | Jan 31, 2013 | True Crime Apologies
The Arcata Eye, the newspaper of Arcata, California, has the best Police Log there is. In the tradition of of the lively newspapers of the Old West, editor Kevin Hoover translates simple facts into highly accessible accounts, imbued with plot and original vocabulary....
by sumac | Dec 7, 2012 | Media Apologies, True Crime Apologies
Early Tuesday morning (12/4), the hospital where Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, was being treated for difficulties in pregnancy received a call, supposedly from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse who was covering the switchboard,...
by sumac | Nov 16, 2012 | True Crime Apologies
At 10:30 at night, a Wichita, Kansas, man was walking home from work. Two younger men approached, one leveling a big semi-automatic. They demanded his wallet and cell phone. He handed over his wallet, but not his phone. The man with the gun gave it to his confederate...
by sumac | Nov 8, 2012 | True Crime Apologies
After the Giants won the 2012 World Series on October 29th, many citizens went out into the streets of San Francisco to whoop and dance and chant and high-five one another. One man also expressed his excitement by smashing in the windshield of a city bus with a metal...
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