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*Nittany*
What the hell is going on at Penn?
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That's still trying to be determined how much he knew...but that's what upsetting..good ol' american journalism..guilty immediately. He knew of 1 incident years after this coach had retired and reported it to the AD...the AD did who knows what with it. Should Paterno have followed up....of course....that was a huge judgement lapse and that's what he is being raked over the coals for..but the media is making him out to be worse than to true offender who hurt these poor boys...because well..it's the media (This is coming from someone who graduated with the communications degree but hated how sensationalized the media made everything and got out).
I feel bad for him, as well, and I don't understand painting him to be a worse offender than the man who actually committed the crime, or calling for his resignation. That being said, I do believe that as adults it is our responsibility to protect children, no matter what our job is, or whose children they are. If you know something harmful is happening to a child, you should do whatever you have to do to resolve the issue. In this case, it seems like Joe did do something (and what he was required by law to do), but in my opinion, that wasn't enough.
Also agreed.
I totally agree with that last statement too..don't get me wrong! He made a huge mistake.
Ok, since I've been home, I've done some more reading on this. I revise my original opinion, I believe Paterno should resign. According to the Grand Jury report, a graduate assistant saw Sandusky molesting a 10 year old boy in the showers in 2002. He reported this to Paterno, and Paterno reported it to the AD. However, this was never reported to the police, and Sandusky was allowed on campus up until last week. I think Paterno had a responsibility to follow up. If he found that the AD and VP weren't handling things properly, he should have gone to the police himself. He is a prominent public figure, and a role model for children. He's also a father and a grandfather. He didn't do anything illegal, but he certainly did something immoral (in my opinion), and I think he should step down. I think it's a shame for such a great coach to go out on this note, but I don't believe that can even compare to the damage done to these young boys. In my opinion, Paterno (as well as Curley, Schulz, and everyone else who knew what was going on) has some level of responsibility for every boy molested after 2002, because he knew and didn't do enough to stop it.
I agree that the media turns everyone into villians, but I'm having trouble understanding why so many people are jumping to support him. I get that he's a legend at the school but at the very least that's a huge lapse in judgement. An unforgivable lapse, IMO, especially for someone who preaches ethics so much.
Maybe I'm too harsh, but I'd have a serious beef with anyone who was given information that someone might be hurting kids and didn't every possible thing in their power to stop it.
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I think I have a different perspective having been there and interacted with him on a personal level. He has just done SO much for that school past the football program that I think it is unfortunate for him to have basically become the scapegoat in all of this. Yes, he should have done more, but he's human, too...unfortunately, he is such a public figure that it is easier to make him a target. But there were so many other people that didn't do things either, but they are being ignored.
Of course, just my opinion and I know there are plenty of others who have their own opinion and you are entitled to that.
I'm not defending JoePa at all because I do believe that he had some serious issues within all of this, but I do understand people feeling the need to defend him. Like you just said, he is a legend, has been a mentor to many people, and up until this point, I'm sure every Penn fan has desired to have them as their grandpa. It has got to be incredibly difficult to see this man that you put on a pedestal just take such a nose dive from grace. I would attribute their rallying around him to shock, disbelief, and not wanting to give up on his legacy.
And as I'm typing this, I'm also having trouble thinking this should undo everything that he's ever done. That sounds awful, but I don't know how to better word it. It's terrible that he didn't have the thought to follow up on this situation. Unforgiveable in most people's minds, and that might be true. But do I think that JoePa walked around each and every day saying 'It's totally ok for boys to be raped!' Maybe he did because of his lack of action, I don't know, but I think there are lots of other things that he did that are separate from this and it's just a sad, sad situation that everything is being brought down because of this.
I feel awkward about all this. You never want to defend anyone in this situation, but I feel so much sadness for him and his family and the countless number of people he's had an influence on. It's like Superman being a bank robber or something. Tough to deal with. And I'm not even a Penn fan!