5 ms·

Man, this country is really messed up sometimes...

• click170 12y ago
  What's really messed up is that companies can lose a case in court, and then still not admit guilt or wrong doing. At that point, hasn't the court basically overruled them? They lost the court case. End of story (?)
  • WalterBright 12y ago
    Losing a civil case is not proof beyond reasonable doubt, but a 51% preponderance of evidence. A company can lose a case, and still not be guilty - why apologize for something you're not guilty of?
    • Thrymr 12y ago
      Why not apologize for something you know you are guilty of? That's the real problem, that rarely happens (especially in the case of a corporation).
      • wolfgke 12y ago
        At least in German the word "to apologize" ("sich entschuldigen"; although this translation, though often used, is considered to be impolite; if you are interested in the details read http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/zwiebelfisch/zwiebelfisch-entschuldigen-sie-mich-sonst-tu-ich-es-selbst-a-433479.html http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/zwiebelfisch/zwiebelfisch-entsc...) has "Schuld" ("guilt") in it. This implicitely states the belief that there exists a concept as guilt, which I don't, since I don't believe in free will.
  • rwallace 12y ago
    The law should not compel you to say something you believe to be false. If you lose a court case, it should be legal to say, "I still believe I did nothing wrong, but I will pay the penalty as the court has ordered."