You are correct in that "we do not know the whole story."
Yet...
* The Penn State Board of Trustees don't know the whole story. [Yet they acted because it was necessary to do so]
* Perhaps even the Penn State admins & coaches don't know the whole story. [We certainly have not likely heard from ALL of the victims]
* Media who report segments on air or who write stories and columns don't know the whole story.
* Police who arrest suspected criminals don't know the whole story.
* Parents who discipline their kids often don't get the whole story from their kids.
I guess I find it curious that you suggest a standard that isn't seemingly applied very often when it comes to holding others accountable.
Gov. Corbett sits on the Board of Trustees. There was a report I read on Sat. about Corbett contacting Board members to advise them of the severity of the situation. Corbett was the AG when the investigation was launched in 2009. Obviously Corbett couldn't divulge the particulars of the case, but his viewpoint would have beeen very persuasive to the other trustees.