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Trump refuses to apologise for demanding Central Park Five be execut…
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Couldn’t of just said “I believed their confession at the time and was unaware that it was false” or something? For a guy who accuses everyone who has admitted to committing crimes on his behalf as liars, I would think this would be an easy one to slam out of the ballpark.
Why should he apologize though? He commented on the case years ago while they aren’t banging on the doors of the people that were directly involved with the case to make amends. Several of the police still maintain it was the kids. Or maybe most of the city should apologize since they were the ones screaming for justice for the jogger and putting pressure on the pols? There is a huge amount of reform needed in the criminal justice system and focusing on Trump in the CP5 case rather than the actual breakdowns in the system isn’t helpful.
He took out an entire page in the NYT calling for them to be put to death. He’s the president and this is his actions of the past…so of course he is going to be asked about it. And he was asked a simple question. But because of his ego he wasn’t able to complete the most simplest of leadership tasks.
Again, why would he apologize? The city government told him these kids did it and he was angry like the rest of the people in NY. Should he apologize for a shit investigation that he was not a part of or aware of the details?
I’m not the kind of person to take a whole page in a major newspaper and publish my thoughts and opinions that people should be executed, but let’s say I did do something like that and was the president, where I am expected to lead and would be questioned about such past things. In that situation, I would most certainly apologize. I would apologize and explain that we all assumed that our police and justice system were in the right. I would also use the opportunity to apologize on behalf of the country for allowing such a travesty of justice and having it go unquestioned. Easy peasy, knocked out of the park. It garnishes respect, it shows that one is able to admit fault however small, and it boosts your credibility. If a leader is incapable of being humble, knowing when they are wrong or are incapable of even recognizing wrongdoing, then they are no leader at all. But we all know Trump is no leader. If he had any smarts he could’ve even used it as an opportunity to show that justice for the accused in America is faulty and how he sympathizes with those falsely accused, like the stuff coming from those “corrupt democrats”. But he isn’t capable of that much forethought.
It isn’t that he has to apologize. He doesn’t have to do anything…ever. But it costs him nothing and he himself benefits. We all know he loves that.
