I have no respect for any person who, when faced with the truth, lacks the integrity to admit their error.
"Listen son... in this family, if you make a mistake, you own up to it. If you break a window throwing a baseball, you own up to it, apologize without a smirk or 'Yeah, but...', fix it, learn your lesson, and we carry on without any twisting of words or excuses."
You're not 10 year-old kids - stop acting like it and grow up, for heaven's sake.