UK Minister Apologizes to 'Grooming Gangs,' Not Victims, Says FT
A UK minister offered a groveling apology over the 'handling' of a grooming gangs inquiry, according to the Financial Times. Meanwhile, the actual victims—children abused and then ignored by the system—don't get apologies; they get another drawn-out, bureaucratic 'investigation' with rotating chairs. The focus swiftly shifts from systemic failure to a minister's PR blip. This isn't about deep
systemic failings—like why these gangs operated with impunity for so long, or the institutional reluctance to address them—it's about the optics of an inquiry. One might wonder if the 'apology' is a strategic maneuver to deflect from the fact that the underlying issues remain fundamentally unaddressed, merely re-packaged. How many apologies does it take before actual accountability kicks in?