Apologies come in many forms, but most are of the unacceptable kind

It’s not easy to come up with an apology when your apple-cheeked daughter is caught dragging naked prisoners around on a dog-leash and pointing gleefully to their exposed genitals.

Apologies come in many forms, but most are of the unacceptable kind
Mon, 10 May, 2004 - 01:00
Terry Prone

Private Lynndie England's mother went for an excuse, instead.

"She was in the wrong place at the wrong time," she explained.

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