Random (Re)Posting for Penn State(ish) 11/8/11

When the smartest man I know speaks, I tend to listen (plus it doesn't hurt that I agree with him 100%). Courtesy of Chicago's own Adam Maze: "Admittedly sad story coming out of Penn State. And if the allegations prove true, it will be sadder still. But, for now, I'm struck by how a large part of the media coverage, at least as it pertains to Joe Paterno,... is so heavy-handed and so quick to judge. The emotional outrage that is generated by allegations of child sexual abuse does not itself justify all manifestations of that outrage. We are self-assuredly told that we should shame the man. Until the media's self-assurance is grounded in reportable, reliable facts, I will reserve judgment."