It is only when Conrad's case is taken on by an understanding therapist who absolves him of his guilt that he can be cured. |
The film absolves us of any obligation to remember the disasters that followed. |
Not making a decision absolves procrastinators of responsibility for the outcome of events. |
Conveniently for him, it absolves journalists from having any responsibility for getting their facts straight in the first place. |
There, he says, the cost of calling you or attaching a note to the bottle was low, hence the supplier's failure to secure your consent absolves you of all obligation to pay. |
I don't think it absolves the low-level MPs from moral responsibility, but it should steer us away from explanations which depend on their moral exceptionality. |