Guilty

The lyrics from an old country song say, “no one knows what goes on behind closed doors” and this is relevant in today’s news. I once had a supervisor Arnold I. who worked for me. He was great at his job and a good father to his children and one night he went home and killed himself. I was astonished as this was the last thing I though Arnold would ever do. Many times in recent years when terrorist have been exposed the family, friends and neighbors are all surprised since this was so out of character. In today’s world cases of abuse against women are common and once again people are often unaware of this hidden side to people. A few weeks ago Nancy Pelosi was so surprised when allegation of sexual harassment came out against Representative Conyers that she called him an icon and refused to believe the charges until the evidence became overwhelming. This past week White House Chief of Staff Kelly refused to accept the fact that his close friend Rob Porter was a wife beater. When someone is accused of a crime it is natural for friends and family to stand by the individual until the facts come out. This is especially true if the person had shown no signs of such behavior in the past but in today’s world of partisan politics there is no room for such wait a see. If the guy is in the other party he is guilty from day one. History is replete with cases where the accusations were false but the damage was done. Like the man says, where do I go to get my reputation back? You don’t.