The lack of apology is much ado about nothing and the headline is very misleading.
To quote from the first article:
"In this day and age, people have to apologize, but as soon as you apologize, you put yourself in a defensive position legally," Officer Hal Dalton, city police spokesman, said after a media conference.
No one's trying to be intentionally sinister here, unless you count the attorneys who helped create such an atmosphere.
Lawyer jokes always welcomed! :p