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Originally Posted by Seahawk
You're right, it's me. I'd like to publicly apologize for my reaction to the rape of young men for over 14 years when it could have been prevented.
You are, Penn State.
Thank God I am not.
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By all means, be outraged. Demand justice. Individuals choose a path of action or inaction. When that violates the rights of another, there should be a punishment. Maybe I'm not being clear here.
I have no problem with people in authority and people who witnessed Jerry Sandusky's despicable actions being punished. They should be punished to the full extent permitted by law and under the authority of the NCAA as agreed to by its members. This includes anyone that participated in a cover-up in order to shield themselves or PSU.
I did not go to school at PSU. I am not a Penn State fan. I have been to State College, PA and I have walked around campus. It is a large campus, augmented by satellite campuses around the state. The total number of undergrads across all campuses must number in excess of 60K. Because of that, I cannot see the logic in wanting to "destroy Penn State" because of the actions of a few.
I want to see the system cleaned up in the aftermath of this tragedy and made into an example of what should be. It simply makes no sense to me to punish the people who are left after the swamp has been drained if they had no knowledge of what was happening. Standing as a microcosm of the rest of the world, PSU is made up of individuals. Everyone deserves to be judged as an individual, not thrown under the bus because of where they work or where they go to school.