Originally Posted By: goombah
Originally Posted By: JCrusher
Originally Posted By: goombah
Originally Posted By: JCrusher
I think people need to remember jerry Sandusky is the scumbag. i understand Paterno could have done more but i dont think joe is an evil person I think he was naive and was fooled by Sandusky. I agree with him losing his job but I think he is getting more blame the the sick fuck that did it. Also people need to remember the cops were in the next room when Sandusky admitted his disgusting acts to the kids mother and did not arrest him. the cops are the real frauds


While I do not agree with everything you say, I agree that Paterno is not evil. However, he did deserve to lose his job because he did not do enough to follow through on an ethical basis. While he may have his ass legally covered (and I agree he should not be jailed), he did have a responsibility as a father, father-figure, grandfather, and coach to make sure all authorities (PSU and local police) were made aware of Sandusky's sickening behavior.

I also disagree with your statement that the cops are the "real frauds." There are far too many people and departments than just to single out the police. The District Attorney did not press charges initially, McQueary and his father should have done more than just tell Paterno, the PSU police, and on & on.

The bottom line for this was Paterno's power and money. Let's face it - football was the lifeblood of Penn State and nobody wanted to see that apple cart upset. Instead of getting out in front of this situation, everyone involved all of these years put the entire university at risk.


Unrelated to your post, what exactly were those several hundred idiots rioting for last night? Did they read the indictment against Sandusky? Penn State had NO CHOICE but to fire Paterno for his role in this. Was it bad to dismiss a coach over the phone - probably. But the issues here are unprecedented in sports. Children's lives were irrevocably changed by Jerry Sandusky and these idiot rioters were protesting the dismissal of a football coach?

I said that Paterno should lose his job but i just think many people have lost touch of who the real criminal is which is Sandusky. I know people should have done more. But lets be honest its easy to say from the outside what people should have done. I mean i bet half of people would have done something and half of people would have been in shock. Not saying its right i'm just stating facts


The problem is that this is such a heinous accusation and so many people were at fault. First and foremost is the pedophile Sandusky. BTW, how in the hell did a judge let this animal out on bail? This judge's decision is idiotic.

The second most at fault is McQueary. I don't care that he reported the incident to his dad and Paterno. McQueary was 28 years old at the time and, at the very least, could have yelled out "STOP!" when he saw the attack. He could have done it from a safe distance and ran like hell - at the very least.

You're correct that none of us know how we would react to such a situation and it's easy to second guess. But there were much better options than slinking out of the locker room like a coward while still avoiding a confrontation, but making it known that Sandusky had been caught.

I agree about McQuery. However I can't say he is a bad guy since he was a young 22 year old kid at the time which would be hard to process seeing such a disgusting act. But I agree he did act cowardly but at least he went to the superiors. And the one thing I get on paterno about is that he didn't do enough but I dont think joe is a bad guy i just think he was naive about sandusky