Moral question?

[tomdemaine]

An apology only makes sense if there can be restitution. A dying person can provide no restitution so an apology is meaningless. Accepting a meaningless apology creates in you the value "people can do whatever they want to me and apologize" this is not a good value to have as it will attract bad people who want to exploit you into your life. Only accept apologies where someone has given adequate restitution and has taken action to change their behavior in the future.