First I don't see how protecting Sandusky would be a beneficial move for the school. For them to simply say, "Ok you're no longer allowed to bring kids to school", tells me that "He had sex with a little boy" was never mentioned by anyone. Not even the eye witness. Like I said this witness is now an assistant coach and has seen and talked to Sandusky for the past 9 years. You don't think if he said "I saw Sandusky having sex with a little boy" he wouldn't call the police himself or distance himself from this man.

The fact remains he did neither, and the school continued to allow him to remain on campus which also tells me that there were not enough facts or evidence for whatever reason. I like how the media somehow missed that Sandusky was under investigation before but never makes mention of it. That's typically not information that Joe Pa would be privy to, but PSU officials would. Did the officials have an idea that Sandusky might be doing something horrible, yes I think they did, did JoePa know more than what he was told? No I don't think he did.

If you're JoePa and your 75 years old near the end of your career, at least he should of been, what seems the better direction, Stay and coverup a child molester or go out revealing that someone that was near and dear to your program was witnessed having sex with a little boy. The latter makes you a hero the former makes you a villian. I personally cannot see how a man of his distinguished character carries around a secret of that magnitude, simply hoping it goes undiscovered.

If he reports it and there is no validity to his claim, he looks retarded and senile. He's basically making a judgment call on what a Grad Student told him, and I can't imagine he has a lot of experience dealing with child molesters. He did what he was supposed to do, and he didn't take the risk of completely destroying someone based on someone elses testimony. People are innocent until proven guilty and taking this situation into his own hands, in my eyes was simply out of the question.

Coming up with conspiracy theories that Joe was in on it, and he knew about children being raped is not only disgusting to hear, but disgusting to hear that people believe. But I'm done on the subject, he's been fired, the Eye witness is still a coach, and to about 90% of the world Joe Pa got what he deserved. /End

Klimbatize wrote:

Syd Lexia wrote: Living in Boston and having lived through extensive coverage of the Archdiocese sex abuse scandal, I don't see Paterno as a bad guy in this situation or an inept one. You've convinced me. Since there have been worst people in the world, we shouldn't care about this situation. Syd Lexia wrote: Klimb, I was just trying to push your buttons because I find your moral outrage towards Paterno to be way over the top. You're probably right. It's just a few kids affected. They should get used to the fact that life is hard, and sometimes so are the grown men around them.

These sarcastic responses make it sound like Joe Pa raped the kids and not Sandusky.

Also Josh I choked on my drink when I saw Pedo State University logo.

Cattivo wrote:

Douche McCallister wrote: Also asking an 84 year old man what he was told 9 years ago? Regardless of how old you are you are not going to remember what you said verbatim. Regardless of age, if you were told your former protege, someone you were grooming to take your place, was doing something of a "sexual nature" with a 10 year old in your workplace's showers, wouldn't that conversation be etched in your brain forever?

My wife said yes when I proposed. That was by far one of the most important days of my life. Besides the word yes, I can't remember anything she said afterwords. Why is everyone avoiding the point that for 9 years McQueary saw and talked to this man for 9 years and did nothing? If he was so distraught it should have been obvious that there was issue. Telling someone that they did what they were supposed to do, but sorry you should of done more is being an asshole. That's like a parent telling a police officer I'm glad you saved one of my children but you really should have saved them sooner.

But like I said he's gone, there is nothing more to say. Let's just focus on the guy who raped the kids, and how much a sick fuck he is, since the media doesn't seem to care.