You somehow think that is he is DQ'd everything will be fine. But a lot of people watched him run to the press and bully that principal into trying to get his kids special treatment. You know the principal. I now many teachers across the city. I have filmed their weddings, their daughters weddings, my girlfriend is a teacher and we're hanging out with teacher friends this weekend.
For them a private apology that gets swept under the rug is not enough. These teachers are the people who have to show up at kids funeral each year, even when hey don't know the student, because somebody bullies another student into committing suicide. My girlfriend has attended two in the 15 months we have been dating.
A DQ doesn't show anybody that a bully has been put in his place. They probably won't even make him return the medals. He'll just let them hang there and he can still lie to people that he "earned" them.
A public apology would mean a whole lot more. I don't even want to see Mike grovel. Mark McGwire admitted he doped and he's a frikkin' hitting coach now. I'd rather see Mike come clean, do the right thing, and try and start over and mend fences.
I'm not The Joker. I don't just want to watch the world burn. I care about people. It's time to start caring about the people and not the little chunks of metal around his neck.