When something goes wrong, it is very difficult to fix blame and promptly set a course for remedial action.
But he was quick to fix blame on the poor condition of Dominican prisons and the economic crisis there.
Simply put, data were used to fix blame and punish rather than to find and implement effective interventions.
Grief rushes in, followed by a visceral need to fix blame.
There is no clear way forward to mend them but plenty of people upon whom to fix blame, for all the good that will do.
He refused to fix blame on anyone tangentially involved in his daughter's death.
The report provided enough detail, he added, for other authorities to fix blame if they wished.
We're not here to make wild accusations or to fix blame.
Looking backward, it is hard to fix blame.
Regarding the president's remarks, he said, "People have a right to expect leadership to fix problems, not to fix blame."