Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by GMScud

The only people who should suffer for this are the ones who had knowledge of it and didn't act accordingly. And of course Sandusky. But the truth of the matter is, plenty of people that had nothing to do with the scandal are going to suffer as well, which is a shame.

It is unfortunate. I would hope that would make the penalty for those who caused the innocent - beyond the actual victims of Sandusky - much much stiffer than mere forced resignation. Joe Pa may have done a world of good during his tenure, but his (and others) actions/non-actions hurt many in the past and will hurt others in the future b/c of the reprecussions.

Just deplorable.

[NC_Skins]

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How can those idiots be chanting and supporting this dude?...lol

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I was talking about their football program, not the university as a whole.


Yes. I have a hatred for corruption and child molestation. My life is happy and I'm a very happy non-angry person. Don't judge me.

You can't punish the people who had nothing to do with it. No way they shut down the program. That's ridiculous.

[skinsfan69]

A major house cleaning is coming and Joe Pa should be first. This all happened on his watch. He should step down TODAY! But he's such a hard head he's probably thinks he's not to blame. His DC was playing around with little boys in the shower and he knew about it and looked the other way. The whole administration department looked the other way. So dispicable.

[GMScud]

Looks like his departure is in the works.

Penn State Nittany Lions call off Joe Paterno's news conference - ESPN

It really is such a shame for all of college football. Such a legend goes out like loser. Oh well, it's deserved.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Looks like his departure is in the works.

Penn State Nittany Lions call off Joe Paterno's news conference - ESPN

It really is such a shame for all of college football. Such a legend goes out like loser. Oh well, it's deserved.

Outside of the lives of the victims and their families that will be forever haunted/tortured by the evil acts of Sandusky, the saddest part is that JoePa could've saved Penn St. from the ongoing scandal by immediately and forcefully addressing the situation and involving the authorities.

He failed when called upon to act in the interest of the defenseless and he deserves everything that is coming towards him.

[skinsfan69]

What I don't understand is why didn't the guy ( Mike whoever, think he's the red head on the sidelines) who actually saw it, put a stop to it??? I would've walked into that shower, punched Sanduski as hard as I could, grabbed that 10 year old and got him outta there. How could this guy witness such a sick thing and not do anything about it? He should just pack his shit and leave Happy Valley today and Joe Pa should be right behind him.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

What I don't understand is why didn't the guy ( Mike whoever, think he's the red head on the sidelines) who actually saw it, put a stop to it??? I would've walked into that shower, punched Sanduski as hard as I could, grabbed that 10 year old and got him outta there. How could this guy witness such a sick thing and not do anything about it? He should just pack his shit and leave Happy Valley today and Joe Pa should be right behind him.

Sometimes it's easier said than done. We all would like to say that we would do this, but unless we are put in that same situation, we really can't say for sure what our actions would be. I would think that a fair number of people would go into shock, honestly. It's not something that anyone ever expects to witness, let alone need to react to.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Sometimes it's easier said than done. We all would like to say that we would do this, but unless we are put in that same situation, we really can't say for sure what our actions would be. I would think that a fair number of people would go into shock, honestly. It's not something that anyone ever expects to witness, let alone need to react to.

I can understand your point, but to continue at the university and to stand on Penn St. sidelines after knowing what happened has absolutely no defense.

[saden1]

Joe Paterno is garbage. All he apparently cared about was wining and setting meaningless records. I wonder if the fcking clowns at the NCAA are going to punish the school the same way they would punish them if the players were getting paid or some such.

[12thMan]

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[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

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[dmek25]

isnt breaking the law an ncaa violation?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by dmek25

isnt breaking the law an ncaa violation?

Well I mean lets be honest kids. Giving a young man a Cadillac or paying them a $100 an hour to mow the lawn is much worse then having a major case of pedophilia slip your mind.

What I want to know is whats the deal with the witness. Why did he go to just Joe Pa and University officials? If I was above the age of 10 I would be sure to contact the police.

[FRPLG]

I tried to take a few days to make sure I wasn't overreacting.

Plain and simple JoePa and plenty of others had a moral obligation to do what it took to stop this. I can understand within the context of the situation them initially trying to figure out how to deal with this internally..they're dealing with a trusted coworker they've worked with for 30 years...but eventually everybody sits in a room and figures out they have to call the cops. Anyone who knew about this should be fired...end of story.