An apology to the group

[IrishAyes]

4. I'd buy it except for one thing, Kelvin:

To start an 'apology' by first trying to CYA - claiming you didn't realize where you were, when you had been told more than once and your writing clearly shows intelligence and a sharp, clear mind - I don't buy that part, and it makes the rest suspect. I'd have been a lot more impressed if you'd just admitted outright that you did know exactly where you were (especially after the warnings) and you knew exactly what you were doing to boot - but at the time you just didn't care. Then you could apologize for what you actually did, and it would be a lot more credible. Otherwise how am I to think anything beyond 'corcodile tears'? Pretty words don't cut it.

Which is not to beat a dead horse. At one time or another in life we've ALL pulled the same stunt, for reasons good, bad, or indifferent. If we truly repent and wish to make ammends, we can't backscatter first.