Legendary Coach, but how could you turn a blind eye to something like that...
Quote:Legendary Coach, but how could you turn a blind eye to something like that...
What do you mean by "turned a blind eye"?
There is nothing legendary about Joe Paterno.
Quote:What do you mean by "turned a blind eye"?
I think he means that Joe Pa knew about the molestation and chose to not do anything about it.
Quote:Those people are sick.
I didn't realize Joe Pa was Jerry Sandusky.
Quote:I think he means that Joe Pa knew about the molestation and chose to not do anything about it.
"Chose not to do anything" as in do what was legally required of him and reported it to three different officials? That seems like more than what "not anything" means.
Quote:I didn't realize Joe Pa was Jerry Sandusky.
He knew what was going on and didn't do a damn thing about it.
Quote:"Chose not to do anything" as in do what was legally required of him and reported it to three different officials? That seems like more than what "not anything" means.
Even if he did do that, at some point he should have made sure somebody told the authorities. Whenever kids are involved, I think just "doing what is legally required" is not enough.
Still don't get the reason for a cover up. It'd have made the school look good if anything if Joe Paterno had come out and turned his friend in.
Maybe I just don't get college football, because I went to a college that was more into Rugby, and didn't have a football team.
A good summary of the Freeh report:
"According to the Freeh Report, in e-mails from February 2001—after Mike McQueary reported witnessing Sandusky rape a small child in Penn State's Football Program's Lasch building—President Spanier, Vice President Gary Schultz and athletic director Tim Curley decided to confront Sandusky, alert Sandusky's charity/victim breeding ground The Second Mile and, most importantly, contact the Department of Welfare.
That plan changed only after Curley had a little chinwag with coach Joe Paterno.
In an e-mail to Spanier and Schultz Curley writes, "After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps."
The three decide to merely confront Sandusky and do not contact the Department of Welfare or any law enforcement agency. They decide to keep it hushed up because of a conversation Curley had with Paterno. We don't know what Paterno may have said, but we do have more than two functioning brain cells and can pretty much figure out that Paterno persuaded Curley not to take this outside the University. Keep it in house. And keep it in house they did."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/12569...terno-knew
Quote:He knew what was going on and didn't do a damn thing about it.
Do you directly know exactly what Joe knew or didn't??
Quote:Do you directly know exactly what Joe knew or didn't??
Whatever he knew or didn't know, it happened on his watch and therefore I think its in poor taste.
Quote:Whatever he knew or didn't know, it happened on his watch and therefore I think its in poor taste.
If he had direct knowledge of what was going on and he simply ignored it/ personally was responsible in the cover up then I agree its inexcusable. However, we don't know for sure, do we? I don't like how it almost seems as if public opinion has made Paterno more of a villain than Sandusky himself.
An absolutely awful situation on an otherwise great career.
I don't know the details, none of us do, but it certainly seems like JoePa could've put an end to the situation but didn't. Shame really, but that's what happens when you stand by and let bad people have their way.
Joe Paterno apologists on this forum? Really? I thought this forum had more class than that.
Is this where I come to post something self-righteous and sanctimonious?
It is? OK, I'll be right back.
Quote:Is this where I come to post something self-righteous and sanctimonious?
It is? OK, I'll be right back.
There is nothing sanctimonious about my feelings about Joe Paterno.
sanctimous: Pretending to be morally better than people.
1. Hypocritically pious or devout.
I'll write this off as you misusing the word and not as your backhanded way of saying I'm morally no better than someone who failed to notify police about sexual abuse against minors.
Carry on.
Quote:If he had direct knowledge of what was going on and he simply ignored it/ personally was responsible in the cover up then I agree its inexcusable. However, we don't know for sure, do we? I don't like how it almost seems as if public opinion has made Paterno more of a villain than Sandusky himself.
Even if he had no idea, which I think most people accept isn't or shouldn't have been the case, his time at Penn State is now defined by sexual abuse of children. It happened while he was the most powerful man at the university, therefore he bears some responsibility and building a statue to honor him is bad taste.