But they can’t expect people to trust them in the future. Nor are they entitled to an opportunity to do better.
If you somehow wrong me, I am not obligated to give you a second chance to redeem yourself. If that means you’ll never have a chance to, then tough shit.
I am both intelligent enough to know better than to be selfish, and a good enough person for this not to cause a problem for me. And in the rare instance it does, I understand and accept it was completely my fault.
Accountability is something I value, and a virtue I choose to identify with. If other people can’t say the same, then they deserve the hell they create for themselves.