Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I saw this article mentioned by SS' nemesis Adam Schefter...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/sp...r-mystery.html

One of the first things i thought when i first heard that sandusky was caught and not prosecuted back in 1999 was what the hell was the DA thinking and that the DA needs to lose his job asap. At a minimum you bring charges against someone you think is a pedophile even if you dont think you can get a conviction for whatever reason. After reading this article about the DA and hearing the rumors of sandusky pimping out kids i dont know what to think what else could have been going on . I mean the investigation started more than 2 years ago in secrecy and you have to think that investigators would follow up on any rumor no matter how slight in order to bust a child sex ring or other pedophiles. But you have MASSIVE cover up at PSU and The Second Mile and even at the DA’s office. You have to think a lot of these people where either paid off with money or jobs, or were pedophiles themselves. Also the families of these kids were probably bought too.

[over the mountain]

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2011...resentment.pdf

heres a link to the GJ findings, read the last couple pages and didnt see it.

criminal penalties for child rapists need to be greatly enhanced. guys are getting 2, 3 maybe 10 years for repeatedly raping a child . . . 80s it was a slap on the wrist, 2011 its better but not where it needs to be . .

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I can't believe all those dumbass students who rioted over this decision. What a massive fail that is.

The way PSU fans are acting is completely shocking. What the hell are they thinking? I was a psyc minor and a major focus in a class I took was about our willingness to look the other way, with the rise of the nazis always used as the perfect example. You have all these people in power at PSU, The Second Mile and DA’s office looking the other way and covering things up for something they all know is wrong, most likely because it will tarnish reputations and bring down their organizations. Then you have average joes, like the wrestling coach at the hs, the grad assistant, the janitor and the families of these kids all looking the other way maybe because they were bought off, but also because the attitude of looking the other way is coming from the guidance of the people in power. And now you have PSU kids and fans reaffirming their faith in PSU and supporting Paterno even with knowledge of what he did, or didn’t do in his case. Students, alumni and fans are able to rationalize their support because even though Paterno and PSU allowed some horrible things to happen, overall Paterno and PSU have been beneficial to their lives and community, and they have a vested interest that Paterno and PSU retain a positive image. From the actual assaults, to the cover up, to other rumors and mysteries, and to the behavior of PSU fans everything is just sickening.

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2011...resentment.pdf

heres a link to the GJ findings, read the last couple pages and didnt see it.

criminal penalties for child rapists need to be greatly enhanced. guys are getting 2, 3 maybe 10 years for repeatedly raping a child . . . 80s it was a slap on the wrist, 2011 its better but not where it needs to be . .

Serisouly. And what kind of judge can let Sandusky out on 100k bond, in light of everything we know??? Even if its just to protect Sandusky from himself, whats the likelyhood that Sandusky isnt going to hurt or kill himself?

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

One of the first things i thought when i first heard that sandusky was caught and not prosecuted back in 1999 was what the hell was the DA thinking and that the DA needs to lose his job asap. At a minimum you bring charges against someone you think is a pedophile even if you dont think you can get a conviction for whatever reason. After reading this article about the DA and hearing the rumors of sandusky pimping out kids i dont know what to think what else could have been going on . I mean the investigation started more than 2 years ago in secrecy and you have to think that investigators would follow up on any rumor no matter how slight in order to bust a child sex ring or other pedophiles. But you have MASSIVE cover up at PSU and The Second Mile and even at the DA’s office. You have to think a lot of these people where either paid off with money or jobs, or were pedophiles themselves. Also the families of these kids were probably bought too.

I could have sworn I had heard this DA dissapeared years ago and no one knows what happened to him

[djnemo65]

It's certainly been a devastating few days for the Penn State community. Like many Penn Staters I started out willing to give Paterno every possible benefit of the doubt, and I tried to do that. As more facts have come out it has become impossible to, even construing the facts in the light most favorable to Paterno, excuse his actions, to come up with any justification that holds water. He fell so short of the moral example the he seemed for so long to stand for that his firing was necessary, and he deserves the ignominy and the complete implosion of his entire legacy that will now follow. And once you take that step, once you realize that maybe this guy isn't what we all thought, the turn is swift and fierce. I've taken that step, but please understand that not all students and community members have. Humans are capable of engaging in extraordinary lengths of delusion when they really, really want to believe something. Religion is a good example of this. Rationalists like me scratch their heads as the world's religions compel seemingly sane people to do everything from the bizarre to the horrific. Penn State people are in a state of denial now, but I predict that as time goes on opinions will change, and when they do, once people take that step that I've taken, the retribution against Paterno will be ferocious. I predict that in ten years his likeness will have been entirely effaced from a campus in which you literally can't look in any direction without seeing his representation. That's my prediction and we'll see, but I would ask that you spare the student body your epithets and judgments. These are kids who just learned that there is no Santa Clause. They still aren't willing to accept that Paterno is culpable. That's not the same as supporting child molestation. I have faith in my community and think they'll come around.

To people on here wishing ruin, insolvency, and whatever else on my university and on people who had nothing to do with any of this, seriously, go to hell. People like Mooby, save your potshots. Penn State has never been known for being smart? Wrong, it is one of the most respected academic institutions in the country, that's just a fact. I go to Harvard now and I can honestly tell you that, at its best, Penn State comes close. And I appreciate it so much more as an institution, now that I've seen what true privilege looks like. I love being a public school kid who competes and wins against these coddled rich kids.

At its worst Penn State can be quite a bit worse than Harvard. We have a history of rioting (Michael Weinreb tries to make sense of the state of chaos in State College - Grantland), and not usually over things of great importance. We rioted once because we made it to the Sweet 16. And ESPN seemed interested only in interviewing besotted frat boys rather than those 40 thousand or so students who weren't in the Canyon last night.

Anyway that's all I got, peaceout.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I could have sworn I had heard this DA dissapeared years ago and no one knows what happened to him

Interesting.... Something doesn't smell right here

DA Who Never Charged Sandusky Has Been Missing Since 2005 | NBC Philadelphia

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

It's certainly been a devastating few days for the Penn State community. Like many Penn Staters I started out willing to give Paterno every possible benefit of the doubt, and I tried to do that. As more facts have come out it has become impossible to, even construing the facts in the light most favorable to Paterno, excuse his actions, to come up with any justification that holds water. He fell so short of the moral example the he seemed for so long to stand for that his firing was necessary, and he deserves the ignominy and the complete implosion of his entire legacy that will now follow. And once you take that step, once you realize that maybe this guy isn't what we all thought, the turn is swift and fierce. I've taken that step, but please understand that not all students and community members have. Humans are capable of engaging in extraordinary lengths of delusion when they really, really want to believe something. Religion is a good example of this. Rationalists like me scratch their heads as the world's religions compel seemingly sane people to do everything from the bizarre to the horrific. Penn State people are in a state of denial now, but I predict that as time goes on opinions will change, and when they do, once people take that step that I've taken, the retribution against Paterno will be ferocious. I predict that in ten years his likeness will have been entirely effaced from a campus in which you literally can't look in any direction without seeing his representation. That's my prediction and we'll see, but I would ask that you spare the student body your epithets and judgments. These are kids who just learned that there is no Santa Clause. They still aren't willing to accept that Paterno is culpable. That's not the same as supporting child molestation. I have faith in my community and think they'll come around.

To people on here wishing ruin, insolvency, and whatever else on my university and on people who had nothing to do with any of this, seriously, go to hell. People like Mooby, save your potshots. Penn State has never been known for being smart? Wrong, it is one of the most respected academic institutions in the country, that's just a fact. I go to Harvard now and I can honestly tell you that, at its best, Penn State comes close. And I appreciate it so much more as an institution, now that I've seen what true privilege looks like. I love being a public school kid who competes and wins against these coddled rich kids.

At its worst Penn State can be quite a bit worse than Harvard. We have a history of rioting (Michael Weinreb tries to make sense of the state of chaos in State College - Grantland), and not usually over things of great importance. We rioted once because we made it to the Sweet 16. And ESPN seemed interested only in interviewing besotted frat boys rather than those 40 thousand or so students who weren't in the Canyon last night.

Anyway that's all I got, peaceout.

Great post and I agree to rake all PSU folks across the coals for this is crazy.

As far as Mooby's comments I don't think he meant any harm, I have two close family members that went there and I kind of think of it as a party school as well but I also know a lot of great minds are there as well. I think the general public's opinion of any large state school is that it is a party school.

I don't know the numbers but I am willing to bet more folks go there for a year or two party like crazy and drop out vs. those that actually graduate. that is a true statement probably for 90 percent of large state colleges.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Interesting.... Something doesn't smell right here

DA Who Never Charged Sandusky Has Been Missing Since 2005 | NBC Philadelphia

Stuff like that makes you think this is a huge sex ring going on...like tons of cover up.

When this all boils down what will it be?

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I could have sworn I had heard this DA dissapeared years ago and no one knows what happened to him

Yeah my comments were in refference to the NY Times artical orginally posted by Ruhskins, which is along the same lines of what GMScud just posted.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

It's certainly been a devastating few days for the Penn State community. Like many Penn Staters I started out willing to give Paterno every possible benefit of the doubt, and I tried to do that. As more facts have come out it has become impossible to, even construing the facts in the light most favorable to Paterno, excuse his actions, to come up with any justification that holds water. He fell so short of the moral example the he seemed for so long to stand for that his firing was necessary, and he deserves the ignominy and the complete implosion of his entire legacy that will now follow. And once you take that step, once you realize that maybe this guy isn't what we all thought, the turn is swift and fierce. I've taken that step, but please understand that not all students and community members have. Humans are capable of engaging in extraordinary lengths of delusion when they really, really want to believe something. Religion is a good example of this. Rationalists like me scratch their heads as the world's religions compel seemingly sane people to do everything from the bizarre to the horrific. Penn State people are in a state of denial now, but I predict that as time goes on opinions will change, and when they do, once people take that step that I've taken, the retribution against Paterno will be ferocious. I predict that in ten years his likeness will have been entirely effaced from a campus in which you literally can't look in any direction without seeing his representation. That's my prediction and we'll see, but I would ask that you spare the student body your epithets and judgments. These are kids who just learned that there is no Santa Clause. They still aren't willing to accept that Paterno is culpable. That's not the same as supporting child molestation. I have faith in my community and think they'll come around.

To people on here wishing ruin, insolvency, and whatever else on my university and on people who had nothing to do with any of this, seriously, go to hell. People like Mooby, save your potshots. Penn State has never been known for being smart? Wrong, it is one of the most respected academic institutions in the country, that's just a fact. I go to Harvard now and I can honestly tell you that, at its best, Penn State comes close. And I appreciate it so much more as an institution, now that I've seen what true privilege looks like. I love being a public school kid who competes and wins against these coddled rich kids.

At its worst Penn State can be quite a bit worse than Harvard. We have a history of rioting (Michael Weinreb tries to make sense of the state of chaos in State College - Grantland), and not usually over things of great importance. We rioted once because we made it to the Sweet 16. And ESPN seemed interested only in interviewing besotted frat boys rather than those 40 thousand or so students who weren't in the Canyon last night.

Anyway that's all I got, peaceout.

Nice post, but to clarify there were several students who would only speak to ESPN (and I suspect others) off the record and off camera for fear of getting beat up for thinking the riots were ridiculous and Paterno should have been fired. So it wasn't for lack of trying or lack of interest that you didn't see those interviews. They were legitimately scared of what would happen to them.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Great post and I agree to rake all PSU folks across the coals for this is crazy.

As far as Mooby's comments I don't think he meant any harm, I have two close family members that went there and I kind of think of it as a party school as well but I also know a lot of great minds are there as well. I think the general public's opinion of any large state school is that it is a party school.

I don't know the numbers but I am willing to bet more folks go there for a year or two party like crazy and drop out vs. those that actually graduate. that is a true statement probably for 90 percent of large state colleges.

Absolutely true, although not at the main campus. There is a whole farm system of branch campuses that do not post very high graduation rates. People who make it straight to the main campus out of high school tend to be pretty good students though.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

It's certainly been a devastating few days for the Penn State community. Like many Penn Staters I started out willing to give Paterno every possible benefit of the doubt, and I tried to do that. As more facts have come out it has become impossible to, even construing the facts in the light most favorable to Paterno, excuse his actions, to come up with any justification that holds water. He fell so short of the moral example the he seemed for so long to stand for that his firing was necessary, and he deserves the ignominy and the complete implosion of his entire legacy that will now follow. And once you take that step, once you realize that maybe this guy isn't what we all thought, the turn is swift and fierce. I've taken that step, but please understand that not all students and community members have. Humans are capable of engaging in extraordinary lengths of delusion when they really, really want to believe something. Religion is a good example of this. Rationalists like me scratch their heads as the world's religions compel seemingly sane people to do everything from the bizarre to the horrific. Penn State people are in a state of denial now, but I predict that as time goes on opinions will change, and when they do, once people take that step that I've taken, the retribution against Paterno will be ferocious. I predict that in ten years his likeness will have been entirely effaced from a campus in which you literally can't look in any direction without seeing his representation. That's my prediction and we'll see, but I would ask that you spare the student body your epithets and judgments. These are kids who just learned that there is no Santa Clause. They still aren't willing to accept that Paterno is culpable. That's not the same as supporting child molestation. I have faith in my community and think they'll come around.

To people on here wishing ruin, insolvency, and whatever else on my university and on people who had nothing to do with any of this, seriously, go to hell. People like Mooby, save your potshots. Penn State has never been known for being smart? Wrong, it is one of the most respected academic institutions in the country, that's just a fact. I go to Harvard now and I can honestly tell you that, at its best, Penn State comes close. And I appreciate it so much more as an institution, now that I've seen what true privilege looks like. I love being a public school kid who competes and wins against these coddled rich kids.

At its worst Penn State can be quite a bit worse than Harvard. We have a history of rioting (Michael Weinreb tries to make sense of the state of chaos in State College - Grantland), and not usually over things of great importance. We rioted once because we made it to the Sweet 16. And ESPN seemed interested only in interviewing besotted frat boys rather than those 40 thousand or so students who weren't in the Canyon last night.

Anyway that's all I got, peaceout.

Good post, Nemo. I would say most good state universities, at their best, come close to Harvard. And by their best, I mean those respective schools' brighest minds.

I do agree with what you're saying for the most part, especially about those people who are wishing that the entire university fall to pieces. That's a totally ignorant thing to say- hoping innocent people lose their jobs and educations.

One thing I'm not ready to do is to give the rioting students a pass. I'm not saying that their doing so is advocating child abuse, but they should know better. It's not like Paterno is getting railroaded here. He was implicit in the cover-up and protection of a man who committed some of the most heinous acts imaginable. So yeah, he got fired. WTF are they rioting about?

I know it's your alma mater so it hits hard. If this was going on at the University of Florida, I'd be devastated. But I don't think those rioting students should be spared from any sort of criticism, judgement, or prosecution for that matter. They may represent a minority as far as the student body, but they're stupid.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Good post, Nemo. I would say most good state universities, at their best, come close to Harvard. And by their best, I mean those respective schools' brighest minds.

I do agree with what you're saying for the most part, especially about those people who are wishing that the entire university fall to pieces. That's a totally ignorant thing to say- hoping innocent people lose their jobs and educations.

One thing I'm not ready to do is to give the rioting students a pass. I'm not saying that their doing so is advocating child abuse, but they should know better. It's not like Paterno is getting railroaded here. He was implicit in the cover-up and protection of a man who committed some of the most heinous acts imaginable. So yeah, he got fired. WTF are they rioting about?

I know it's your alma mater so it hits hard. If this was going on at the University of Florida, I'd be devastated. But I don't think those rioting students should be spared from any sort of criticism, judgement, or prosecution for that matter. They may represent a minority as far as the student body, but they're stupid.

Well that's a compelling take which I respect, thanks for being even-handed

[SmootSmack]

Could the university actually fall apart though? I mean even before all this the state government was considering cutting subsidies to PSU, for economic reasons. If they cut subsidies, if the DOE gets involved and levies fines or whatever, if there are millions of dollars in civil suits, if the application rate drops significantly...could that effectively destroy the university. Not just the football team, but the whole university

I can tell you there are already advertisers who are demanding to have their ads pulled from any game involving Penn State.