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Sure as hell, even if he wasn't aware of this crap, he should have been...
And if he was aware, then he failed, since no one did anything about it.
The same applies to any and perhaps all of the Penn State staff who knew or should have known about this, however, not just J Paterno.
holding judgement for now....what i want to know is why didnt mcreary(sp?) , who supposedly witnessed it, why didnt he intervene and call the police?After 46 years, the Joe Paterno era ends ‘within days or weeks’
After 46 years, the Joe Paterno era ends ‘within days or weeks’ - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF*Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Should Joe Paterno stay or go?
he should stay. he went to his boss who went to the authorities who did nothing. If anyone should go or be fired, it is the prosecutor who failed to bring charges. What was Joe supposed to do? take the guy out back and shoot him once the authorities failed to prosecute?
So, your organization works with young men. One of them is raping boys and you find out. But, you tell your boss, so your conscience is clean and you have no further responsibility? I mean, what more could you do than tell your boss?
I think you're bowing down too far to the god of football..
I could give ****all about football. what would you have had Joe do? take the law into his own hands and kill the guy?
I love how all you guys are squealing "he should have done more" and yet none of you have a freakin clue what that "more" should have been
How about inform the police you had information of a possible crime?
He should be gone, today. Not tomorrow, not at season end. His actions(along with others), allowed some one to continue to prey on children.
the police were informed...they did nothing :shrug:
I guess if you follow the proper channels and someone above you drops the ball, you are morally obligated to form a lynch mob and take care of it yourself
Wrong. An AG was informed(eventually) and what the nature of those conversations was is unknown.
Proper channels when a crime happens is to inform the police.
so then I guess Paterno's boss should be fired, the AG should be fired, everyone involved should be fired.
Paterno is a scapegoat in this case. plenty of blame to go around, but everyone is crying for his blood.
The details need to come out. The public knows very little at this point about the true details. I believe that even on a hearsay story he should have reported to the Police. It is more important to protect a child or children than the name of the university. He should step down not because of guilt but because he failed to act in the best interests of a child. Telling the AD is far different than calling the Police which I believe he should have done.
so then I guess Paterno's boss should be fired, the AG should be fired, everyone involved should be fired.
Paterno is a scapegoat in this case. plenty of blame to go around, but everyone is crying for his blood.
yeah. I once had the cops surround my house because some nosey nellie nextdoor with "good intentions" thought she was protecting the best interests of a child after she heard my kids running through the house squealing while they chased each other.
1.) Not the same thing as a graduate student coming forward to say he witnessed a rape of a child.
since we are all ready to lynch Paterno for not going to the cops.... why didn't this grad student go to the cops? why isn't anyone crying for their head on a platter? why isn't anyone squealing "he should've done more"?
grad student = witness
Paterno and everyone above him = acting on hearsay
so who is really at fault here?
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