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Originally Posted by Superman
Lemme get this straight. Paterno hears a complaint one evening at his house and the following day reports it to his Athletic Director. From there, the local Prosecutor becomes involved. Eventually a grand jury conducts an investigation. So.....we've got an Athletic Director, a Prosecutor and a Grand Jury pursuing this and, since Sandusky is not yet hanged, Joe Paterno is to blame?
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No, you don't "have it straight."
You are either honestly mistaken about the facts (wouldn't be a first, see, e.g., the "corporations" thread from a few weeks ago), or you are being dishonest in your characterization.
You obviously haven't followed this very closely, or read the grand jury transcript.
But, here's a clue:
According to a grand jury report, Paterno back in 2002 was informed by a grad assistant that he had seen former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky naked and forcing a boy who appeared to be about 10-years-old to have anal sex in the showers of the school's sports complex. Paterno reportedly told his boss, Athletic Director Tim Curley, but it's unclear whether the coach did anything further to follow up on the shocking report.
And incredibly no one, Paterno or his superiors, reported this alleged incident to the authorities. Those of us who have been on campus find it a joke that Coach Paterno would now say that he reported the incident to his bosses. What bosses? Everyone knows Paterno had as much or more power on that campus than anyone to make things happen, including the president.
See that bolded part?
That's what you left out of your "let me get this straight" recitation. See, the little bit about reporting it to authorities (or making sure that it was reported) is missing from your charactarization. It should go immediately after your sentence ending "Athletic Director." You imply that your recitation reads:
"Lemme get this straight. Paterno hears a complaint one evening at his house and the following day reports it to his Athletic Director.
The AD and/or Paterno immediately reports it to the authorities. From there, the local Prosecutor becomes involved. Eventually a grand jury conducts an investigation."
But, because that reporting was not done, and the matter successfully covered up by Penn State (including by Paterno by his silence) for MANY YEARS, many, possibly dozens, of innocent children were subjected over the next few years to horrible sexual abuse. (Anal rape of 10 year olds. Good god).
Does that help put it a little straighter for you, why there is national, unanimous outrage about this?
I sure hope it does. Because their actions - including Paterno's - as human beings were inexusable.