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This has become an standard PR stunt. I agree with you that journalists should point that out. Also, why public figures could not apologize for real? Like "I a

• QAPereo 9y ago
  Potential liability, and/or massive egos.
  • jermaustin1 9y ago
    I got my "law degree" from watching TV, so take this with a grain of salt, but when you apologize you are admitting fault, which could be legally binding if a lawsuit is brought upon you. So if he were to apologize, Red Cross could then potentially sue over a down tick in donations due to the join campaign, etc. Again, not a lawyer, have no real interest in law, but this has played out on TV shows a few times.
    • ciro_langone 9y ago
      This could be partially true. CA, MA, and a few other states have laws protecting against this kind of liability, but it's still probably a best practice against major liability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-apology_apology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-apology_apology
    • QAPereo 9y ago
      You’re not wrong, and even when it isn’t about admitting fault/responsibility outright, you don’t want your apology read out in court, or worse, the video of you apologizing played. I am also not a lawyer, but for my sins all of my first-order relatives are.
• hsod 9y ago
  Probably because he's not really sorry. It's not like he did anything horrible here. This is a Public Relations problem, not a moral problem, so you get a Public Relations apology.
• hackinthebochs 9y ago
  Why is the quality of apology such a concern these days? Obviously they're apologizing for PR reasons, as should be expected. You're just creating an environment where people learn to be better liars.
  • aoeuasdf1 9y ago
    Why is integrity such a concern these days? Obviously they're pretending to have integrity for PR reasons, as should be expected. You're just creating an environment where people learn to fake integrity.
    • hackinthebochs 9y ago
      Personally I find apologies of any kind from companies worthless. I don't get why people are so bent on squeezing apologies out of everything they can. It's a power thing most likely. I prefer actions and we should incentivize the right actions from companies. Apologies are worthless, what people actually believe is worthless. Behavior is the only thing that matters. >Why is integrity such a concern these days? It's phony integrity. Social media has turned the entire world into gabbing Sunday churchgoers where everyone has to pretend to think and act in acceptable ways otherwise they'll incur the wrath of church gossip.
      • aoeuasdf1 9y ago
        It's definitely possible that people complaining about phony apologies are doing a power thing... Hmm, maybe they want to take away power from people who do bad things? It would be nice if there was some kind of way to signal true remorse, like a way of speaking with our bodies, a "body language". No one says the behavior doesn't matter - but without an expectation of social cost (apologies, and further criticism and reputation loss when the apology is tone deaf and insincere), why would anyone care about behaving well? Demanding apologies isn't worthless - it's a power thing.
        • hackinthebochs 9y ago