[throwa34943way]

> A real apology requires a clear statement of what you did wrong, why it was wrong, and what exactly you'll do better in the future.

He might have apologized directly to his alleged victims we don't know that. I don't think he should admit anything to anyone else, but to his alleged victims on a personal level.

If I read this forum, it sounds like nobody has never done anything wrong, behaved inappropriately in anyway, ever. I don't believe it one second, harassment(or even assault) isn't just sexual, it can manifest through other sorts of psychological violence at work for instance, and nobody is ever called out for it.

I'm not talking about leniency or understanding, something despicable happened and anybody can judge, but it should not be about one name or one guy everybody can scapegoat to mask their own shortcomings and wrongdoings, in a way to expiate them, as it happens way too often when things like that get public.

[dfabulich]

Why post a bad public apology at all? Regardless of whether he gave a good private apologies to his victims (he surely didn't), there's nothing to be gained from a public apology in which you don't admit to any particular wrongdoing.

[foo101]

> If I read this forum, it sounds like nobody has never done anything wrong, behaved inappropriately in anyway, ever.

This is false. Nothing in the forum implies that if one of the participants of this thread were to be found guilty of an inappropriate behavior, then they should be excused.

In fact, most of the discussion in this forum implies that if one of the participants of this thread, or anyone in the industry were found to be of inappropriate behavior, then it needs to be dealt with seriously.