I had committed myself to the lucha, much as I had committed myself to that fight with the damned turtle.
"Yes," I reply, with a nervous laugh, blushing as if I have committed a terrible faux pas.
I can't take back the times that my ignorance caused personal and societal offenses, but I can own up to them as wrongs I have committed and dedicate myself to continually learning from my mistakes, listening to those around me who have a different perspective, and acting intentionally, always, in a more-progressive, more-empathetic, and more-informed direction.
I'am deeply sickened, disgusted and mortified for the crime I have committed, as well as my past life".
As a college president, I have committed to bring in expert speakers so that all affiliated with my college can be informed properly, to investigate our supply chains for potential violations, and to work with business and government to target perpetrators, so that slavery need not be part of the future our graduates inherit.
As a result of my action, I have committed a punishable crime.
It was as if I had committed Dating Crime #1; if I couldn't share something as inconsequential as popcorn could I possibly share The New York Times crossword puzzle?
The looks on their faces registered something approaching horror, as if I had committed a monumental faux pas simply by mentioning Hill's name.
I felt guilty, as if I had committed a crime -- and the only crime had been in making me feel guilty". This may seem like tame stuff now, but in the early 1960s it was revolutionary.
They were supposed to be there to help, but all they did was take my daughter away from me, and treated me like…it was as though I had committed a murder.
