I think what it comes down to is whether an apology has any value or not,
A sincere apology, that doesn't have to be wrenched out of you a decade+ after the fact while you're begging for handouts, surely has value.
if you think it does then she's made the apology that people should make,
Far too late to be taken as sincere and under relentless pressure from an AMA audience. Seriously, what else could she possibly have said?
In an unwarranted overabundance of generosity to her, her offense was to retweet a video with the word "interesting". She backed off right away with a brief apology. It's not like she was an outspoken endorser of the sicko theory.
But fans let her know on the AMA that the quicky apology was not enough. She posts a paragraph on Reddit with all the right sincere sounding words. Ok, better than nothing, I guess.
Did she take that open mic AMA opportunity to talk about it in more depth? Even respond to the avalanche of posts there? Nope. She gave a "Thanks for the cash to those of you who gave me some, I'm out this bitch" with no further ado.
She said what I would consider the absolute bare minimum that a panhandler would have to say if they were going to walk away with anything jingling in the tin pot.
which is notable when we usually see public figures doubling down or "I'm sorry people feel that way but..." . I'd be interested to hear if any Sandy Hook survivors or victim's families have commented, their opinion is the only one that really matters here and if they're willing to accept her apology that would be good enough for me.
The grieving parents might accept almost anything. They need closure, and to be able to stagger forward, not have salt rubbed in the wounds daily. Also, the apology wasn't directed to them. It was directed to a reddit audience of potential donors. To the best of my knowledge, this panhandler with a $14 million net worth hasn't sent so much as a sympathy card to the parents.
