by sumac | May 12, 2017 | Institutional Apologies
A family member heard a radio story from “The Takeaway,” with a phrase he knew would mean something to SorryWatch. In Alabama, Anthony Ray Hinton was freed from prison after 3 decades. He’d been convicted of two murders committed during restaurant...
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 | Jan 7, 2014 | Sports Apologies
A fight among football fans at the Sugar Bowl, posted on Youtube, became a hit. It featured a zestfully furious Alabama fan eluding her husband’s grasp and leaping upon some fans of the team she was not rooting for (Oklahoma). When she was restrained, she kicked...
by snarly | Apr 18, 2013 | Historical Apologies, Political Apologies
We’ve had a lot of crappy apologies on the site lately. Here’s an apology that’s very, very good…which is itself good because what it’s apologizing for is utterly horrific. You probably know about the Tuskegee Experiment. In 1932, 600...