Do you think saying "I'm Sorry" really helps the person you have wronged? Wouldn't it be better if you regretted what you had donr=e and made amends? Isn't tha what' wrong with society, the judicial system and religion. Nobody is accountable.
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"I'm sorry" is a starting point that has to be backed up with action.
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Personally I feel better when a person who has wronged me actually says "I'm sorry", because it is part of making amends. It communicates that they recognize their mistake and feel regretful about it. Then actions to make up for the wrong are also needed, like being extra kind, or fixing the window you broke, or bringing you a pie.
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in the judicial system, i don't think "i'm sorry" is going to cut it. i think serving the appropriate sentence for whatever felony they committed is a little better than an apology.
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I only say "I'm sorry" when i mean it. it dose not mean anything if its just something you say. I have once or twice said something that was the truth but it hurt someone, They asked for an apology and i told them i was sorry it hurt them but I'm not sorry i said it.
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"I'm sorry" is a nice little teeny tiny 'foot slide' in the right direction. But there is no forgiveness for the unrepentant. I've had great wrong done to me and 'I'm sorry' without some sacrifice at making amends and 'righting' the wrong is just worthless. But most people think it's an 'easy out' because they are too lazy to really make amends. It takes sincere work and effort and that is what makes the "I'm sorry" worth something.
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It depends on what the wrong was. In some instances its alright; but it usually doesn't cut it. I think if people are really sorry, they'll do whatever they can to prove it instead of just saying it. When I was a little kid we use to say "put your money where your mouth is" and it meant "prove it"!
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Sometimes a person can be wronged in a minor way by an innocent error. If I am the perpetrator of such an error I would expect to apologise, and, if necessary make restitution. For example, driving as a stranger in a city I once, by misunderstanding the driving directions, inadvertantly cut up another driver badly. We avoided an accident, but we both had to stop. I got out of my car, went to his, apologised and explained that I was a stranger and had made a mistake. He accepted my apology. If I had not apologised matters might have become aggressive. If I had simply driven off he might have chased me. If I hadn't apologised, he might have done nothing other than to be annoyed and upset by what had happened. That is what I would expect to do in Scotland. Of course matters might be very different in one of those parts of America where a substantial proportion of the population goes armed.
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