You have mentioned alleged, and even provided a definition of the word, but it seems in your view he is guilty of everything. I am going guess that Meyer does not share your view point, hence one of the many reasons why he did not get rid of the guy prior. In my background, I have worked with many people who should not have been where they were position wise, yet remained until something finally happened to remove them-be it retirement, or transfer or termination. That is what I read into this employment situation, not that Meyer turned a blind eye or built an environment that allowed this to occur.
The media and people in general are lumping this whole situation into one simple issue and it is not one simple issue. Smith, like it or not, in the legal arena is innocent until proven guilty. In the court of public opinion he has already been convicted. Good thing we have both in this country, because I am sure a lot of us here would have been tar and feathered for some of the stuff we have done in our pasts, and not allowed to even breath if we followed your guidelines of righteousness.
If I was forced to bet on Zach's guilt, yeah, you've read me enough to know I'd have to decide that gambling against Zach is the best bet. But no one is forcing me to bet, obviously. So I'm sitting back and weighing just like you guys.
I'm also noticing that there's not really
anything documented in his favor. The best thing to come out in favor of Zach is a contradicted report (the mom contradicted by herself, with documented texts) by the most partisan journalist involved (Snook). On the other hand, those texts, particularly the one where Zach responds in the affirmative ("I know") to Courtney's declaration of past abuse, is not proof but
consistent with the narrative of DV guilt.
Many separate facts are consistent with his deserving to be fired (genitalia selfies, sexual relationship with a subordinate, being bad at football coaching, "Everybody knew" [Ramzy], etc.).
Recap: Is Zach guilty? Did he deserve to be fired long ago? It's not a conclusion. It can't be certain. But if forced to bet, it's the best bet.