Very Sad News in Happy Valley. Paterno's legacy appears to end in scandal

[WhenItWasAHobby]

It's unfathomable to me that four people in such high positions at Penn State could act so wrecklessly by covering up Jerry Sandusky's criminal acts over such as long period of time.

According to one SI article regarding the internal investigation of the Penn State's handling of the Sandusky scandal called the Freeh Report found the following:

"Paterno received particular scorn in the report, which alleges that he actively discouraged Penn State officials from reporting Sandusky to law enforcement. Freeh's report also implies that Paterno perjured himself while testifying before the Sandusky grand jury. In his testimony, Paterno claimed to only know about the 2001 shower incident purportedly witnessed by graduate assistant Mike McQueary. Freeh's report says that Paterno also knew about the 1998 investigation."

What were Paterno and his coherts thinking? Please read this article for the full story.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ion/index.html

[tiger8mush]

its pretty freakin disgusting. What these kids went thru shouldn't happen to ANY child. And for it to have happened to SO MANY kids because of the cover up is pathetic. How do you cover for a guy that is molesting kids? How can you look at the kids and tell yourself "self, you are doing the right thing by allowing this to continue".

I don't even know what to say. Horrible.

EDITED TO ADD: its not like they were covering up for a friend that was laundering money or stealing cars or some other criminal act. This is another level. Kids' innocent lives were ruined. I hope they get what they deserve.

[chaddurbin]

take that statue down

[HRBAKER]

the hubris here (PSU) is incredible

[barrysloate]

As I said on the other thread, shut the whole football program down for some significant period of time. All this was allowed to happen because of money, because football was the life blood of the university and nobody wanted to rock the boat. Shut it down, let them lose a few hundred million, and make certain that if anybody commits these crimes again he will get swift justice.

[drc]

I like sports and college sports, but I think it's ridiculous that a kid's game becomes the focus and power in a school of higher education.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

take that statue down

I agree. The wall behind the statue labels Paterno as a "humanitarian". That needs to go too.

[SetBuilder]

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[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by SetBuilder

Take the statue down?

I hope one day someone takes your tombstone down with a sledgehammer.

If my family wastes money on a tombstone, feel free. Take the statue down.

[howard38]

Originally Posted by SetBuilder

Take the statue down?

I hope one day someone takes your tombstone down with a sledgehammer.

If I ever cover up for a child molester you have my permission not only to destroy my tombstone but also to disinter my body and dump it in a cesspool.