Truth be told, none of us on the outside really knows what happened, except in the case of Attorney-General Herring. The fact that we don\u2019t know should be reason alone to keep us from hastily jumping to conclusions. But that does not seem to be the way it frequently works.<\/p>\n

Most of us believe in the axiom of innocent until proven guilty. But we also know that in cases of urgency, we cannot afford to operate that way. If a bus driver causes an accident and he is found to have been drinking, he should be fired, or at least put in a rehab program and not allowed to return to work until he successfully completed the program. If a president shoots and kills someone on 5^{th<\/sup> Avenue in New York, he\/she should be impeached and convicted as quickly as possible, even if the case has not been fully adjudicated in court.<\/p>\n}

Should Ralph Northam, Justin Fairfax and Mark Herring still be in office? The answer is murky. What is clear is that none of them should be forced to leave office because of a loud and frenzied outcry at the time of the initial accusations. As real evidence grows, then their vulnerability should increase.<\/p>\n