The latest in a series of actions by people supposed to be responsible, but who find it easier to put off possible bad consequences until some distant future time, rather than doing the painful work of dealing with them in the present. I think we see this in quite a few areas of our society. Maybe it is time to begin to analyze what in society lends itself to this kind of procrastination (instead of just condemning it). Personally, I feel that the threat of punishment actually promotes people avoiding dealing with hard choices. If help instead of punishment were anticipated for admitting mistakes, then admitting them might be more acceptable.