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Originally Posted by Superman
I clicked on the link and read the article. The article is an opinion letter of some kind, not a factual news article. Obviously. It mentions, among other things, that at the time of the 2002 incident, Sandusky had been separated from the Penn State coaching staff for around three years. It also mentioned Paterno's testimony that the nature and details of the event witnessed by McQueary were not communicated to him by McQueary. Paterno nonetheless (though unaware of the details and in spite of the fact that Sandusky had not worked in that program since 1999) referred the matter to university administrators (apparently, the Athletic Director).
With all due respect (and it appears as if little may be 'due') to this sports-opinion-writer, Joe Paterno is more renowned for his moral and ethical code than his frickin' record-setting wins. Paterno has been much more than a coach. Parents sent their kids to his program more for character-building than football skills or wins. Paterno's LOOOOOONG record has been inspirational.
Unless somebody comes up with something more than some jackass' blustery finger-pointing (like for example....facts), I'm certainly not ready to throw Mr. Paterno under the bus. Not even close. Sure, of course this is a blemish on his program. One I suspect he wishes he had handled more proactively like, I guess, conducting his own investigation.
Again, I would like to see some facts about this case, or any other case in which Joe Paterno behaved inappropriately. If somebody can show that fact pattern, in this case or in any previous Paterno instance, I'm guessing a hundred very very opposite stories about that man can also be told. I can think of several right now. Paterno, for many decades now, has been a pillar of responsible behavior.
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Thanks for being the voice of reason. It's amazing how people pass judgement so friggin' easy.
Obviously it sucks for the university and mostly the kids.
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Originally Posted by David
The one thing that would give a Joe a pass is that once something like this is passed on to your supervisor, not only is it not your responsibility to follow up on, it may not be legal to know what's happening due to confidentiality. So assuming Joe figured an investigation was performed, he would not be privy to the outcome.
If he had witnessed the abuse then it's a whole different story and something he should have followed.
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I was thinking the same thing. In fact I was talking with a customer today that is a PS graduate. The campus paper has a story that says Sandusky was on trial for charges in 08'. The prosecutor literally went missing & is presumed dead. The charges were then dropped.
It certainly is going to get messier before things settle down
