The Witch Hunt Against the Naval Academy's Midshipmen and West Point's Cadets

Last week's incident at the annual Army vs. Navy football game revealed people and the mainstream media have learned nothing from the Covington Catholic witch hunt, especially since it unfolded in the same where online outrage lead to an accusatory-style media cycle only for later evidence to exonerate those involved.

When I first saw the initial Twitter posts that accused the cadets and midshipmen of somehow throwing up the white power symbol by using the vastly more recognized "ok" hand gesture, my first reaction was to defend them because the...