How bout we just take Joes own words" in hindsight I wish I had done more". That is very telling.......Joe knew and he covered it up......if he didn't die, we don't know what would have happened.
Joe was everything at PSU, a non stop asshole to staff, bullying teachers, a dictator......in the end, his program and his own legacy were more important than kids being protected.
he had no" boss" none at all. He was the boss.
I look at it this way. These were serious allegations involving sexual abuse of kids. If he did as he stated, and reported it, did he follow-up on it after still seeing Sandusky around? It wasn't like he saw Sandusky stealing office supplies, this is something that he should have followed up on.
Paterno, I guarantee, had heard about the allegations regarding Sandusky, or at the very least knew something wasn't right. In my opinion, just saying something wasn't enough. I don't have any reason to believe a cover-up happened, my concern is that he didn't do enough when he still saw Sandusky was allowed the campus and involved with the kids.
If that was Paterno's kid, would he have just left it at reporting it?
Paterno, I guarantee, had heard about the allegations regarding Sandusky, or at the very least knew something wasn't right. In my opinion, just saying something wasn't enough. I don't have any reason to believe a cover-up happened, my concern is that he didn't do enough when he still saw Sandusky was allowed the campus and involved with the kids.
If that was Paterno's kid, would he have just left it at reporting it?
So to reduce this down to plain English and as few words as possible:
Joe Paterno, a guy to whom Penn State Football was his entire Identity pretty much (all else he at least "publicly was" emanated from Penn State Football)
Voluntarily and "of sound mind and body" Elected to place at risk:
In exchange for what gain?
Because he fears if he fires Sandusky "why" will get found out and cause damage to the program?
Because he doesn't believe what he is hearing about Sandusky?
Do you guys really believe sincerely in your hearts that Joe Paterno elected to turn his back on Kids? Allow Sandusky to......WHEN HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.....continue?
We've got such a Low Threshold of "proof" here, needed to accomplish getting a Payout from Penn State that....again....average payout was THREE MILLION DOLLARS so we are talking about Big Money here.
Just for saying that Sandusky did bad stuff to you.
Which seems more plausible?
I don't doubt Sandusky was up to some strange bad very inappropriate stuff and deserves punishment, I am NOT defending that monster in the least here just asking which seems more plausible...
that people seized a once in a lifetime chance at a big payday that would change their lives forever or
The Most Revered and (eventual) all-time winningest football coach alive
Voluntarily and "of sound mind and body" Elected to place at risk:
To protect Jerry Sandusky. A guy it is well known that he did not even particularly like?
which of those seems more plausible?
Joe Paterno, a guy to whom Penn State Football was his entire Identity pretty much (all else he at least "publicly was" emanated from Penn State Football)
Voluntarily and "of sound mind and body" Elected to place at risk:
- The Safety and Well Being of Innocent Children
- Penn State Football
- Penn State University
- His Reputation, that meant so so much to him
- The Sanity and Peace of his Family and Friends
- His LEGACY
In exchange for what gain?
Because he fears if he fires Sandusky "why" will get found out and cause damage to the program?
Because he doesn't believe what he is hearing about Sandusky?
Do you guys really believe sincerely in your hearts that Joe Paterno elected to turn his back on Kids? Allow Sandusky to......WHEN HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.....continue?
We've got such a Low Threshold of "proof" here, needed to accomplish getting a Payout from Penn State that....again....average payout was THREE MILLION DOLLARS so we are talking about Big Money here.
Just for saying that Sandusky did bad stuff to you.
Which seems more plausible?
I don't doubt Sandusky was up to some strange bad very inappropriate stuff and deserves punishment, I am NOT defending that monster in the least here just asking which seems more plausible...
that people seized a once in a lifetime chance at a big payday that would change their lives forever or
The Most Revered and (eventual) all-time winningest football coach alive
Voluntarily and "of sound mind and body" Elected to place at risk:
- The Safety and Well Being of Innocent Children
- Penn State Football
- Penn State University
- His Reputation, that meant so so much to him
- The Sanity and Peace of his Family and Friends
- His LEGACY
- His entire Life.
To protect Jerry Sandusky. A guy it is well known that he did not even particularly like?
which of those seems more plausible?
