<p>@PSUstudent15, Cry me a river. Where is your support of the victims?? Yes, apparently, you are PENN state.</p>
<p>When I heard the news last night of the board’s decision I was taken by surprise. I hadn’t expected such a quick move. Top officials at a University are not usually dismissed effective immediately. Why in this case?</p>
<p>I think the board was outraged. They are parents and grandparents and I think they were absolutely incensed by what had happened. They were determined to make a unequivocal statement that this type of crime and any silence surrounding it is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.</p>
<p>I’m 51 years old and I’ve never seen anything like this, a President and major sports figure at a major university being fired effective immediately. The board made their anger known. I think their swift action was warranted and appropriate and the kind of statement that needs to be made to those of us who know victims of child molestation.</p>
<p>@OhioMom3000 At the candlelight vigils I have attended and will attend all week and at the many many events we will have for them- that is to say, far beyond where the media places them.</p>
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<p>I truely believe they were getting something from this organization that caused them to turn a blind eye to this crime. I would not be surprised that this happened. May never be proved but I would not be at all shocked they did something with these boys that got them money.</p>
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<p>This headline takes the cake for me. If you have to put the word “rumor” in the headline, then for heaven’s sake, don’t write the story.</p>
<p>Does anyone remember the movie “Taps”? It just dawns on me the parallels of the story of that movie to how the students of Penn State feel.</p>
<p>Inquiring minds want to know if this is the first time the Board has heard anything about any of this.</p>
<p>PSUstudent what is clear from this is that JoePa only cares about JoePa. The University has been asking him to leave for years and years in the best interest of the University and he has consistently told them to shove it-hes going to do what JoePa wants. My guess is that he had very little support on the Board and many were more than happy to see him go on their terms not his.
College football at major Universities has got to change. It is destroying the reputation of school after school. University of Chicago was right to get out of it long ago-it inevitably corrupts the institution.</p>
<p>"It’s only going to get worse.
Report: Jerry Sandusky Pimped Out Kids To Rich Donors </p>
<p>I truely believe they were getting something from this organization that caused them to turn a blind eye to this crime. I would not be surprised that this happened. May never be proved but I would not be at all shocked they did something with these boys that got them money. "</p>
<p>^ No way. If this is true, Sandusky had to have acted alone.</p>
<p>PSUstudent - I’ve read your posts here and you sound like a good kid and I appreciate what you are trying to explain. BUT, promise me you will print off what you have written and read it someday when you have an 8 yr old. Not to say you have to be a parent to fully appreciate what took place! I’m just saying that it now doesn’t count for much what JoePa has done…it is what he didn’t do in 1998 and 2000 and 2002 and everyday since.</p>
<p>“Inquiring minds want to know if this is the first time the Board has heard anything about any of this.”</p>
<p>I’m sure we’ll find out.</p>
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<p>Sure he could of acted alone in pimping out the kids. Sandusky got the chance to do so because he had access to the college. The award for the college was the big donations.</p>
<p>100% agree, Hunt.</p>
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<p>I was wondering if he was suicidal. I guess not…</p>
<p>How long has the board of trustees known about these accusations? Why are they not implicated as well for doing nothing earlier?</p>
<p>This case was brought before the police in 2009. Why did the police not arrest Sandusky at that time and save more kids from abuse? </p>
<p>Why is it okay for some to wait and see and not for others?</p>
<p>again crosspost with the last 8 posters arrgghh</p>
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<p>Turmoil among the trustees too. Seems that some of them were aware of the investigation for some time now and chose not to let everyone in on it. This seems to answer why the vice-chair made the announcement last night.</p>
<p>PSUstudent, I am sorry for what the community is going through. Truly. It must hurt. But you are wrong about this: “For a week we’ve been forced to watch 24/7 media coverage that told us, in order of culpability, it ranked; 1. Joseph Paterno 2. Graham Spanier and 3. Jerry Sandusky- that alone should speak for itself.” I’m not saying Paterno is most culpable, only that he doesn’t get to escape responsibility just because of past good works. And that his stature in that town, in fact, perhaps puts a greater onus on him to do the right thing.</p>
<p>Ihs76 - Oh no, he is in big time denial. Blaming the victims.</p>
<p>I suspect if there’s some big horrible conspiracy or pedophile ring, it is more likely to have to do with the charity than with Penn State. But let’s hope that rumor, at least, isn’t true.</p>