The one positive aspect of this whole sorry business was the fact that the parties directly involved met and apparently talked - the meeting supposedly lasted three hours - and came to a reconciliation. To my mind, that's the only way forward - sitting down, face-to-face, listening and talking. I don't know anything about this Imus, but I really think this must have been a humbling experience, and a "learning" experience.

These kinds of problems emerge in the first place when people are able to demean others without ever having to look them in the eye ...