I do not know tooooo much about the situation--but from what I read yesterday afternoon he did say that he felt remorse for never following through--he did report the information, just never followed through.
its a terrible situation for all involved
because I was too busy yesterday and dh could not answer my question--WHY NOW are the victims coming out??
I dunno but come on............the school knew..........why didn't they do something then? Why is Joe being the scapegoat? Why didn't the guy who actually whitnessed the shower scene with the child stop it and call the police right away?
I dunno but come on............the school knew..........why didn't they do something then? Why is Joe being the scapegoat? Why didn't the guy who actually whitnessed the shower scene with the child stop it and call the police right away?
i think for me there are so many who acted horribly. imo, the problem with paterno is that he IS (or was) penn state and penn state football. HE and the culture he endorsed of "dignity, honor, character...etc" is how he sold and ran his program. players had very strict codes to follow that had little to do with football and everything to do with character building. (they couldnt wear facial hair, they had to be at least 15 minutes early to every meeting, practice, etc, and not just for football). he was old-school and all about clean-cut and squeaky clean.
so, his lack of follow thru is truly mind boggling.
Don't know of his legacy, don't care. They should all be gone. Shame on all of them for not taking it upon themselves to take Sandusky out a long time ago.
I think I heard the guy who whitnessed the shower scene is still working there!!! WTH! :ranting:
Penn State students rioted last night.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/11/10/paternos-firing-sparks-riots-at-penn-state/
...he did report the information, just never followed through. QUOTE]
more than that, he continued to work ALONGSIDE sandusky (albeit emeritus on sanduskys part) after his knowledge of the incident
i think that is appalling.
do you think that they will let him go too, because he didn't go to the police?
Don't know of his legacy, don't care. They should all be gone. Shame on all of them for not taking it upon themselves to take Sandusky out a long time ago.
so true
i enjoy college football and know of penn state's history for "honor"
but, as a society, we must face this dichotomy head on.
it would be like harvard faking their students bar-exam results. the culture of some educational institutions, in particular, superceeds anything else. the culture and reputation draw the best of the best. and make, supposedly, the best of those who attend because it is managed and run by the best teachers, administrators, coaches, etc etc etc
it is so much deeper than football, and legacies. it is a mirror into what is real and what is not. what is true and what is not.
societally, this is a complete breakdown. while not the same, clearly, i liken it to when the first sex-abuse scandal regarding priests came out. clearly, the weight of the later is beyond comprehension.
but, penn state's scandal is the educational equivalent of it, imo.
education, and protection and valuation of our children go hand-in-hand.
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