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The leadership of NOW is better than the leadership of the NRA, who often threatens violence against alected officials. But both of them have the tendency to, if you'll pardon the expression, jump the gun. The college player in question was charged with a serious crime, not convicted. If (and this is a big if) Nicholson is convicted and Paterno continues to defend him, then yes Paterno should resign. But merely defending one of his players, however poorly phrased, is admirable. Would Tosti-Vasey feel better if he had said, "AJ's a good kid. I don't think he did it."? I'm glad the issue is raised, since I'm sure this is the tip of an iceberg, but whether a crime has been committed has yet to be determined. (And if it turns out that Nicholson is not guilty, will Tosti-Vasey come down as hard on the woman for filing a false charge of assault?)
