You are willing to accept the Freeh report as gospel truth. I am not. That is not to say I think the Freeh report is wrong, just that it could be wrong (or incomplete, or circumstantial) about what these people knew. That is a critical piece of information, and as I previously posted, a proper prosecution requires that accusation be thoroughly vetted before we start leveling penalties against these people.
But again, if you believe the Freeh report is factual, then you must believe that Paterno did anything to protect Sandusky, including forgiving child molestations in his own locker room. Why would Paterno be willing to do that? Why would Sandusky be worth that much to Paterno? So they were friends, but big deal. Child molestation would easily negate a friendship. Paterno could have told Sandusky to go away and never come back again. There would have been few questions asked, and all this would have never come out. But instead, as the story goes, Paterno hid Sandusky's behavior to protect PSU's reputation (and knowingly allowed Sandusky to continue to rape boys--in his own locker room). For me, that's a big stretch.
If the question is am I willing to look at evidence and facts and then make a determination, then yes, I am accepting the report managed by the former director of our nation's most powerful investigative branch. As I stated, over 400 interviews and 3.5 million documents were reviewed. Not ONCE was there any indication at any point - NOT ONCE - that Paterno or PSU did anything to protect those children. Personally I don't really care
why he did what he did. Those victims don't care why - they only know it
was done. You think the actions of these folks was a stretch, and I agree and would hope so. Most people wouldn't think anyone that has an ounce of moral fiber would do such a thing, but that doesn't change the fact that it was done. Both the rapes and the cover up. That's what makes this such a horrific story. We put people on pedastals because they win football games and preach about integrity, and never believe they can do any wrong.
We shouldn't be leveling penalties against "these people"? Underprivaledged and less fortunate children were sent to PSU to try and make a better life for them, and they were not protected. Sanduskly used the power of PSU to recuit these kids there, and "these people" used their power to cover it up. "These people" stood by why the lives of these children were ruined by a monster, only attempting to protect that monster and the reputations of themeslves and the program. There has not been one shred of eveidence found in the last year to indicate otherwise, so spare me the lecture on what is right and wrong.
Last Edited: 7/20/2012 9:41:19 AM by Maryland Bobcat