Or maybe just the smart thing. Actually, the smart and right thing. In addition to the apology, he has reportedly compensated the McClain’s.
Elaine and David McClain, in their 70s, left their Sanford, Fla., home after their address was tweeted by a man who thought he had found the home of George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old who shot Martin, 17. Lee then retweeted the McClains’ address to his followers on Twitter.
The McClains have a son, William George Zimmerman, who is not related to the George Zimmerman who shot Martin and whose arrest is being sought by Martin’s family and civil rights supporters. “The McClains’ claim is fully resolved,” Matt Morgan, their attorney, said in an email. “Mr. Lee personally called them to give a very heartfelt apology. Further, he agreed to compensate them for their loss and the disruption to their lives.
“The McClains were very moved by Mr. Lee’s apology,” Morgan said. “They would like the Lee family to be left in peace,” Morgan said.
Good on ya, fellow Gooner.
I’m sure their lawyers are negotiating with Rosanne right now.
Any apologies to Mr. Zimmerman, or is he still under the bill of attainder? It’s sort of important–is the apology for getting the address wrong, or for even doing it in the first place? Because the next time a judgment call has to be made in an incident bewteen black and non-black, and the Blessed Saint Al Sharpton decides to inject his personal veto into the proceedings to insure the judgment call only goes one way, I’d like to know if this sort of thing will still be considered cricket or not.
“I’m sorry I got the address wrong – here’s a payday to make it all better. Now let’s get the right address, and go lynch that racist bastard Zimmerman.”
Yes, what an apology,
– let’s torment the Lee family.
start a national campaign to boycott Lee for the rest of his life and all the people who have anything to do with him in business! Here’s a start: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen (younger sister to Ashley and Mary-Kate)… hit the stars when they’re young before they’ve reaped box office sales for a lifetime! These two are reported to be in Spike Lee’s next movie called Old Boys. If noone wants to be in a Lee film that’s the best way to torment him!