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11-07-2011, 05:37 PM | #1 |
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Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State
Didn't see this being discussed elsewhere... I know this is national news, but it's all over most channels here in central PA. I can't believe that lack of humanity showed by the chain of command in Penn State athletics. When someone, anyone sees a child being molested and goes home to THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO, there's a problem. When that person then comes to work the next day and reports it, and it's just passed up the chain and no police are called... that's a systemic failure. I hope they fire every last staff member and start from scratch. There's no excuse for what's happened at Penn State.
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11-07-2011, 05:41 PM | #2 |
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Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State
I was pretty surprised a thread hasn't been started on this yet. If these allegations are true, then this is just about one of the most disgusting scandals in the history of sport. Jerry Sandusky should be castrated and shot. The lack of action by the AD, Paterno, and everyone else with knowledge is just downright deplorable.
Penn State Nittany Lions' Tim Curley takes leave, Gary Schultz steps down amid scandal - ESPN Penn State Nittany Lions athletic director Tim Curley charged with perjury in sex case - ESPN Read the 23 page indictment here (I did- it's not for the faint of heart- I wanted to throw up): Jerry Sandusky arrested: Grand jury report - The Washington Post
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11-07-2011, 05:51 PM | #3 |
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Re: Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State
BleedBurgundy- I merged my thread with yours since you started it a few minutes ahead of me. But I kept my thread title. I just feel like given the horrific nature of the allegations (read the Sandusky indictment), it's in poor taste to crack jokes about it right now (even though I did chuckle a bit at your title).
But jeez, this guy starts a camp for kids just so he can have access to little boys? Downright disgusting.
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11-07-2011, 06:00 PM | #4 | |
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IMO, anyone who sexually preys on little kids should be locked away with the mass murderers of the world. I find little, if anything on this planet more horrific than sexually abusing a child.
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11-07-2011, 06:28 PM | #6 | |
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11-07-2011, 08:06 PM | #7 |
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Re: Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State
We were talking about in the the official college football thread, but yeah, this deserves a thread of its own for sure.
Sickening listening to PSU fans claiming none of this is on Joe Paterno. /facepalm So they knew he had sexual abuse allegations against him back in '98, and then had the assistant tell him of a incident between Sandusky and 10 year old boy. So Joe lets one person knows, continues to allow Sandusky on campus and around kids, and doesn't follow up on it or question anything? You shitting me? Joe better be glad its not my kid. I can imagine the civil suits against Penn State are going to be costly. They should bleed them dry. Every single penny the football program receives should be going to those families and to child molestation prevention causes.
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11-07-2011, 05:51 PM | #8 |
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There's nothing, absolutely nothing, that could ever make this right. But Joe Pa stepping down like yesterday would be a good first good step.
How Paterno could, in good conscience, visit a recruit's home and look the parents square in the eye and say, your kid is better off at Penn State, when he couldn't protect a ****ing ten year old is beyond me. |
11-07-2011, 06:03 PM | #9 | |
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The fact that the graduate assistant (a 28 year old man at the time) walked into shower room and saw Sandusky bending over a 10 year old and didn't go straight to the cops.... WTF? Or the fact that the university knew this stuff was going on and all they did was take Sandusky's keys? It's a shame a coach that has done so much good for the sport is gonna go out like this... but I don't see how this doesn't end with Joe Pa stepping down. It has too.
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11-08-2011, 10:26 PM | #11 | |
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11-07-2011, 06:06 PM | #12 |
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This is not how I would hope that Joe Pa would go out.
But he should go.
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11-07-2011, 06:10 PM | #13 |
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Re: Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State
Joe Pa couldn't have had anything to do with this cover up. Look at how much money he raises from boosters for the football program.
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11-07-2011, 06:14 PM | #14 |
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Well, he knew about the allegations, and all he did was mention it to the AD. He certainly didn't do all he could, that's for damn sure. There's plenty of blame to go around here, and a portion of it falls on Joe Pa's shoulders.
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11-08-2011, 07:01 AM | #15 | |
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Cant believe Joe Pa defense is gonna be "i reported it" to the AD like he did the right thing. Sorry, but Joe Pa is a scumbag and everyone knows the AD worked for him and not he worked for the AD. The obvious right thing to do is call the authorities, I hope this taints Joe Pa so called legacy, Ive lost all respect for the man. I hope Penn St gets sued so bad the program folds, most over rated football program in the land anyways.
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