In a way, it seems kind of stupid for the court to make an apology part of a punishment. Don't get me wrong, an apology was definitely in order, but it is completely hollow if it is something being enforced and not something the person actually wanted to do. Even if it really was something the person wanted to do regardless, it will never be seen as a legitimate heartfelt apology because outside of that person, no one will know or believe that it was sincere. This isn't necessarily a statement about Miller specifically because I don't really want to give him the benefit of doubt, but just in general, it's dumb. It would be better to not mandate an apology just to see if the person really was sorry enough to actually make one on their own initiative.
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