Hunting The Muse

Non-Binding Apologies

You know, there are a lot of things for public figures and companies to apologize for out there. The reason they don't is because they are afraid it would open them up to legal action. It's different over in Japan, CEOs apologize all over the place. Cultural Honor, etc. So here's my bad idea of the day: there should be a way for parties in the U.S. to apologize without accepting legal liability. They'd still experience the public relations "change of perception" (for better or worse) but the statements would be shielded against legal action somehow. I don't know. This is an idea that comes from the grumpy section of my brain.

Posted by Curt at July 11, 2003 12:41 PM