This really pisses me off...

"I have the deepest sympathy for Mr. King and Ms. Zirkle," he said, sobbing. "I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart for what happened."

What he has said here is for  "WHAT HAPPENED."  It didn't just HAPPEN.  HE DID IT!  I would be saying I'm sorry for WHAT i DID!  When a person uses the word "happen" they aren't taking responsibility for what they did. It's as if the event was outside of himself. 

The reasoning follows with another example.  

In AA I hear people introduce themselves as "my name is....." and then saying the word "alcoholic."  Not "I am an alcoholic or I am addicted to alcohol".   A person that says just "alcoholic" is not claiming this disease as their own.  They are just saying a word.  

I'm really big into making "I" statements as it personalizes it to me.  "I" makes me responsible.

Okay, I'm done...I hope!