When news breaks out, organizations frequently offer up their two cents on the topic at hand. Sometimes these statements clarify the issue or a group's stance — but only sometimes. Today, we received this official statement from the American Psychiatric Assn. on the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings: “The American Psychiatric Association is saddened and shocked by the events at Fort Hood on Thursday, November 5. Our hearts are with the soldiers, the families, and all the members of the Fort Hood and military community affected by this tragedy.” Couldn't the same be said of most people's reactions — and the location of their hearts? Here's what the position looked like in its entirety. And last week, there was this from the National Women's Law Center on the gang rape of a 15-year-old California girl who'd attended a dance: “The circumstances reported about this brutal assault, as well as the shocking inaction of those who stood by and watche…[...]

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When making public statements, shouldn’t those statements actually state?