Well yes of course. But a public apology has weight because they are public and that is not an easy thing for people to do. Apologies are not made today no matter how egregious the behavior. Like 9/11, I'm still waiting for the government to apologize for not protecting the country. But it seems people don't mind at all because they didn't hold government accountable and when that happens it gives the signal to miscreants that they can do wrong and get away with it.