RIP Neil Reed / University values

Bogney
Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:48:31 +0000

Again, was there anything incorrect in my account of the “incident.” The physical and emtional abuse of athletes is bad, but is not in the ballpark of sexual abuse of children. The “abuse” is not the big part of the story to me, the cover up is.

Also, close proximity to a situation can hellp understand the details, but may also obscure the big picture. Institutions are rarely very good a policing themselves. Sometimes outsiders are more objective than insiders, though perhaps less thoroughley informed.

The problem is not I.U. The problem is group think to protect venerable institutions or persons which is endemic to institutions like I.U., the government, corporations, etc. This incident is nowhere near as bad as that at Penn St., but the same impulse arose. In that kind of environment, personal connections and money can override ethical considerations.