So if you had a good idea one of your employees is a pedophile but they just look at the kiddie porn in the privacy of their home and not at work, you would look the other way because wouldn't want to "police their private activities"? Certainly you need something to substantiate your actions, pedophile or wife beater. But if you decide not to take action it would be because there is significant doubt of the situation, not because one doesn't "police the private activities" of their employees. Especially if the employees action is going to bring disrepute on an organization that depends in large part on their brand, it's not only immoral but malpractice to look the other way on some misplaced idea that you shouldn't "police the private activities" of employees!I do have some trouble with the idea that as a boss, it is your responsibility to police your employees' private activities. It's one thing if the job is being misused in pursuit of something improper or illegal, as apparently was the case in the Penn State situation.