Sumner Burston has apologised to Jacinda Baker's family. You can read her "apology" here.
We use inverted commas, because Ms Burstyn devotes two paragraphs to the apology itself, and nine paragraphs to justifying what she said. That her justification is more than four times longer than the apology suggests makes it a Clayton's apology in our ever-humble opinion.
And she can't even spell Jacinda Baker's name right, repeatedly referring to her as Jacinta. So much for her ability as a writer!
So we've re-written the apology for her; never say that we're not helpful! Here it goes, in just one paragraph:
It’s been a difficult few days. I made a comment on facebook. A thoughtless comment for which I unreservedly apologise to the family, friends and loved ones of Jacinda Baker.
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If and when we see her say this, without qualification and with tears of shame and humiliation, then 20,000 NZDF and vets "may" accept her apology.
Don't hold your breath!
Much better. I was toying with the idea myself, but now, looking over it, I see too many references to '...that I am an ignorant, inconsiderate, shit-stirring little know-nothing crybaby who needs a damn good flogging with rose branches...' to be acceptable. Thanks.
And now she may bang her head against the floor until forgiven.
My issue with Sumner Burston is that having smeared and denigrated our fallen soldiers before they are even buried she in now whinging that it created a reaction.
Her comments were tasteless and extreme, the reaction she has created is in some cases tasteless and extreme.
Now she wants to portray herself as a victim.
She mentions the dark underbelly of New Zealand society - not for a moment considering that liberals like herself who think they can say what they like, when they want, in as offensive ways as possible are just as much a part of a dark underbelly as the fingers she is pointing.
Has she not lived here long enough to see the respect shown across New Zealand society on ANZAC Day? Did she not think that her comments would be extremely offensive to the vast majority of New Zealand civil society?
Whilst she is entitled to her views, however warped they are - she may find that if she is able to come back to NEw Zealand at all - that doors previously opened to her are now closed - as people naturally do not want to be associated with such an insensitive and offensive person.
Excellent comment Ross. One almost wonders if her insults were calculated to draw a response so that she could longly and loudly proclaim victimhood.
From e-mails and other information I have received today, Ms Burston should think long and hard about whether to continue to try and claim the moral high ground. She has made few friends on her quest to get there over a number of years.
Well said. I think it speaks for itself that she would have been advised promptly via the comment function that there was a misspelling but she has not seen fit to make a correction
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