I have apologized in the sense that I should have to. I ran the tangent and in addition sidestepped a fatal manhole cover. In the process, a slower runner behind me collided with my running path. And yes I did stop my watch. But many people stop their watches all of the time and aren’t criticized for doing so. In fact there is a product called the “stop watch.” But when I, a BIPOC Ivy League grad do so, I am villafied (sic). That is not righteous or just