Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoTIL that Canada has an Apology Act which states that saying "sorry" is not an admission of guilt.www.canadianlawyermag.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1654arrow-down14
arrow-up1650arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Canada has an Apology Act which states that saying "sorry" is not an admission of guilt.www.canadianlawyermag.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·27 days agoWhy do you reject that sorry can be used to express sympathy without assuming responsibility?
minus-squareVupware@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 days agoI was always raised to never say sorry after a car accident or in any scenario where police could be involved. I guess it’s just an extension of that being drilled into my head when I was young!
Why do you reject that sorry can be used to express sympathy without assuming responsibility?
I was always raised to never say sorry after a car accident or in any scenario where police could be involved. I guess it’s just an extension of that being drilled into my head when I was young!