I agree, this looks like a case of going off half cocked.
Often when the allegations are quite lurid, people do that.
We may find out at some point that Bolling was responsible for bad acts. If so he’ll have to live with himself for the duration. He’ll have to live with the response from the public too.
I can’t in good faith go after him over it now. It bothers me to see others do it. What seemed to make good sense when they did, didn’t.
We stand beside people until the facts are in.
Sometimes we even offer support to them knowing they screwed up. I’ve appreciated Bolling over time, and I’d hate to know he did something like this. He’ll be hit very hard by the weight of it, and the cost. I would continue to stand with him under the right circumstances. A genuine show of acceptance of guilt, remorse, and a genuine apology would suffice.
I think you covered it decently there. I agree with you.