Public apology and forgiveness can resolve harm

The Dan Harmon case—where, after being publicly called out for harassing a writer, he devoted nine minutes of his podcast to taking full responsibility, articulating why his conduct was harmful, and apologizing without demanding forgiveness, after which the victim publicly and privately forgave him—is a model of how bringing people together yields an outcome satisfying to the harmed party while broadcasting to the community that the behavior is unacceptable yet not grounds for permanent banishment.