Penn State AD charged with perjury -- *UPDATE 2* Sandusky Arrested Again

Re: Penn State AD charged with perjury in Sandusky investigation

And as I mentioned a few pages back, nobody knows what was going through the head of a 28-year-old graduate assistant. The mother can say what she wants, and of course she has a right to be angry, I'm merely saying that's not the direction I'd spew my venom. At least without knowing why he chose not to do anything.

 

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What a noble crusade.

 

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No. She's right. if you saw someone getting knifed on a subway you wouldn't go home and call your father and ask what you should do.

 

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What if you were the kid's father?

 

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It's reminiscent of the pro-Bob Knight rally and "riot" in Bloomington in 2000, only this is worse.

Knight was essentially let go for being an unrepentant jerk for several decades. Paterno did the barest minimum to stop a known child molester and created an environment where molestation could continue.

I can't stand fans who can't put their fanboyness aside for two seconds and put things in perspective.

The reaction is sad and its sickening in a societal way as far as where some people's loyalties lie above all else.

And I imagine the abused are just loving the fact that there are those who feel it's more important to rally 'round Joe instead of taking their nightmare into account.

 

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As a parent of a 10yr old boy, I'm right there with that mom. I really could care less about what that 28 yr old (an adult btw) was thinking, all I know is he could have stopped my kid being raped and did not.

I do give him credit for at least doing something constructive. Unfortunately it was not enough. At least he's on record for reporting it.

As a parent I could absolutely be spouting what that mom is saying.

 

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I probably wouldn't talk to any reporters, to be honest. Yes, I'd be angry, but I wouldn't vent my frustrations through the media. What good does that do?

 

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Bubs, do you understand what it's like to have a program like this be an integral part of your life for 30, 40, 50 years?

I grew up fighting static to watch "TV Quarterbacks" with Paterno on the regional PBS station when I was 10, 11. People plan their entire financial year around getting into that parking lot seven times each fall. Nobody thought they would be facing a day like this.

So maybe you're going to have to bear with the fan base taking a little time to wrap their head around the happenings.

 

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A grad assistant who just happened to be a former QB of the team. I'd wager that he could have beaten the piss out of a bucknaked old man.

 

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I agree. That would be awful. Defending someone accused of abetting a serial child molester who may have done no such thing? That wouldn't be so bad, would it?

 

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I am a HUGE Wonka fan, and this was very well played.