<p>If only Paterno and company were like this woman…</p>
<p>[Missoula</a> woman reported sex abuse suspect despite firing warning](<a href=“http://missoulian.com/news/local/missoula-woman-reported-sex-abuse-suspect-despite-firing-warning/article_48f04356-0ce3-11e1-8762-001cc4c03286.html]Missoula”>Missoula woman reported sex abuse suspect despite firing warning)</p>
<p>Am I wrong to be glad that they lost their game today ?</p>
<p>^^No, I sort of feel the same way. Not that I think the outcome of some football game is actually all that important in and of itself. But because football is apparently of cosmic importance to many PSU people, I was worried that they might seize on a victory in the midst of this scandal as a sign of some sort of vindication or redemption.</p>
<p>Football didn’t cause the molestation, but putting football before people is the underlying cause of this whole huge scandal that followed after it. If the school president, the AD, and St Joe all had put the welfare of the kids above the welfare of the football program, they’d all still have their jobs today.</p>
<p>^^^ and maybe fewer victims of this atrocious sex abuse scandal…shudder , we will never know the full impact because football was more important than the welfare of vulnerable young boys</p>
<p>You’re definitely not the only one, I was extremely glad too! I heard that some of the football players wanted to bring the winning ball, if they won, to Paterno as a gift so I was VERY against them winning.</p>
<p>I heard that too LiveLove, and felt a little irritated by that. I rooted for Nebraska. Childish, I know, but there. I just did not want to hear “we are penn state” one more time.</p>
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<p>still think so? Sandusky was recruiting for Penn State in this calendar year (2011).</p>
<p>[Report:</a> Sandusky Recuited HS Players This Season CBS Chicago](<a href=“http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/11/11/sandusky-recuited-hs-players-this-season/]Report:”>Report: Sandusky Recuited HS Players This Season - CBS Chicago)</p>
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<p>Ugh , chocoholic…I have read fb posts from an alum all week with " WE ARE PENN STATE " all of which was tasteless and inappropriate in light of the week’s events
It only solidifies the cultish affiliation from the alumni I know
It truly reminds me of brainwashed people one would see on newsmagazine shows …when faced with unwanted opposition , brought up candlelight vigils . I for one am not buying it over the undying adoration , misplaced for their idol
IT SEEMS SO WRONG</p>
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<p>Every organization has the possibility of making the same mistake. I hope all will remember this important lesson.</p>
<p>I have been avoiding facebook since Wednesday because I’m so sick of all the PSU alum defending the freaking guy who covered and enabled a monster. The fact that there were people who attended the game with “Joepa” support and thank you signs/shirts, costumes, and cardboard cutouts boggles my mind. I don’t care how much money he’s donated or how much he contributed to the school and football. By not taking further action to notify authorities for the sake of the poor victims, he failed big time. I really don’t get why that’s so hard for many of them to comprehend…the blind loyalty and defense seems very cultish.</p>
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<p>Because he did his job! How hard is it for you to figure that out?</p>
<p>I’m disappointed to see his tenure end like this.</p>
<p>If by his “job” you mean protect the football program at all costs, yep he sure did. And that is what seems to be disgusting the vast majority of people in the country</p>
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<p>He did his job only in the technical, legalistic sense. He is technically the equivalent of a middle manager. And he fulfilled a middle manager’s minimal legal duty. Which is why he is not charged with a crime.</p>
<p>But the reality is that Paterno was the King of Penn State - bigger and more influential than anyone else at the school. So viewed in that context he failed miserably. He did not live up to being the JoePa - the embodiment of the spirit of the school. That’s why he is no longer the king. He is no longer even a middle manager.</p>
<p>No person is as good as the best thing that he’s done nor as bad as the worst thing that he’s done. Joe Paterno is neither all saint nor all devil. </p>
<p>He has provided decades of service and donated lots of money to Penn State. But he also built an organization that put the interests of the organization above the welfare of a child. </p>
<p>I don’t think it is wrong to acknowledge his service to the PSU community, while still holding him accountable for a major mistake he has made in his life.</p>
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<p>I suggest you read Eichmann in Jerusalem.</p>
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<p>I think it’s rather mean-spirited and petty.</p>
<p>[Jerry</a> Sandusky and Gary Schultz continue to receive generous Penn State pensions | PennLive.com](<a href=“http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/jerry_sandusky_continues_to_re.html]Jerry”>Jerry Sandusky and Gary Schultz continue to receive generous Penn State pensions - pennlive.com)</p>
<p>Disgusting, outrageous, a travesty, I can’t think of a bad enough word.</p>
<p>ETA – And this is just as bad:</p>
<p>[Loophole</a> could limit civil suits against Penn St.](<a href=“http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/33262348]Loophole”>http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/24156338/33262348)</p>
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<p>It is not petty or mean-spirited to hope to avoid adding insult to the injury already suffered by the victims. The specter of Penn State fans whooping it up after a victory and Joe Paterno receiving the game ball is appalling. Some posters should recall what Will Rogers famously said: “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”</p>
<p>[PSU</a> officials weren’t the only ones failing to report Sandusky | Crime | CentreDaily.com](<a href=“http://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/13/2984674/psu-officials-werent-the-only.html]PSU”>http://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/13/2984674/psu-officials-werent-the-only.html)</p>
<p>(the above is coverage of all the people who could have reported Sandusky, and didn’t. I think the PSU president --the new one— said it best when he appointed an ethics VP to report directly to him, so no one will ever again be afraid to do what’s right at Penn State)</p>
<p>[Penn</a> State Loses To Nebraska 17-14 - Black Shoe Diaries](<a href=“Penn State Loses To Nebraska 17-14 - Black Shoe Diaries”>Penn State Loses To Nebraska 17-14 - Black Shoe Diaries)</p>
<p>(local sports reporter take on what the game meant. I know the clip of the cheering will bother a few people, but please try to see it as “the game is over, we’re glad we stuck it out, things will get better, we appreciate our seniors”. Also, the “we are/Penn State” cheer had a different cadence this game: WE/ are Penn State)</p>
<p>No it’s not petty to hope they lost. I too was relieved, and we all know I am no PSU basher :)</p>
<p>sorry coase -I still think it’s mean spirited and petty.</p>