[mberning]

How many years ago was this? I’m sure Mitchell has grown a lot and matured since then. Just like everybody else. He did something a little mean spirited. Maybe even something he regrets now. I think he deserves a little bit of grace.

[mitchellh]

I was 21 years old at the time. What I did was mean, I did apologize, I do regret it, and I don't think I would act this way anymore (to be fair to Aseem, he noted all this in his post). I went through various phases of my life where I was "a little mean spirited" and this is an example of it. Life lessons have changed me over time, but you can catch glimpses of it in moments like this.

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[lrx]

An apology is powerful leadership. The resolution I've seen, slinking away as if it never happened, is pure cowardice.