Former Penn State Coach Arrested

[honeychile]

If my daddy was still alive, this scandal would have killed him. He was so torn between Pitt & Penn State to begin with, but incredibly furious when he heard of pedophilia.

The one article said, "We’ve got to stop treating football as a religion." Every person who even heard about these atrocities is as guilty as the man or men who perpetuated them.

And please don't insult my intelligence by saying this is a Pitt-PSU thing. It's an issue of responsibility and moral conduct, period.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by honeychile

And please don't insult my intelligence by saying this is a Pitt-PSU thing. It's an issue of responsibility and moral conduct, period.

Ummm, you're the first person to bring up Pitt.

Obviously, Sandusky deserves nothing but to be sodomized with a burning chainsaw, but this graduate assistant is runner-up in the Asshole Department as well. Who sees what he saw and doesn't try to intervene or at least scream? In a situation like that, you call 911 and not your dad. He was 28 and not 22. He knew better. There appears to be this undying loyalty to the organization. If Joe Paterno's name is sullied because of this, so be it.

It's 8 known victims now...but I imagine that more are going to come forward. I hope they are getting all the love and support in the world right now.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Ummm, you're the first person to bring up Pitt.

I didn't want anything I said to be thought of as part of the great PA rivalry. I would feel the same way if this was at any school, including Pitt.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I didn't want anything I said to be thought of as part of the great PA rivalry. I would feel the same way if this was at any school, including Pitt.

This is not a sports thread.

This is not a sports topic.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

This is not a sports thread.

This is not a sports topic.

You're right in many ways. That's why I don't like to treat a sport like a religion.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Ummm, you're the first person to bring up Pitt.

Obviously, Sandusky deserves nothing but to be sodomized with a burning chainsaw, but this graduate assistant is runner-up in the Asshole Department as well. Who sees what he saw and doesn't try to intervene or at least scream? In a situation like that, you call 911 and not your dad. He was 28 and not 22. He knew better. There appears to be this undying loyalty to the organization. If Joe Paterno's name is sullied because of this, so be it.

It's 8 known victims now...but I imagine that more are going to come forward. I hope they are getting all the love and support in the world right now.

I haven't read/heard his full testimony, but $10 says he called his dad and asked what he should do and dad suggested that he do nothing, not wanting to risk such a prestigious GAship and all.

So many people looking the other way here.

[Mevara]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Ummm, you're the first person to bring up Pitt.

Obviously, Sandusky deserves nothing but to be sodomized with a burning chainsaw, but this graduate assistant is runner-up in the Asshole Department as well. Who sees what he saw and doesn't try to intervene or at least scream? In a situation like that, you call 911 and not your dad. He was 28 and not 22. He knew better. There appears to be this undying loyalty to the organization. If Joe Paterno's name is sullied because of this, so be it.

It's 8 known victims now...but I imagine that more are going to come forward. I hope they are getting all the love and support in the world right now.

To make matters worse since many are from dysfunctional homes they may not all get the help they need; especially those children who don't come forward.

[als463]

Originally Posted by honeychile

If my daddy was still alive, this scandal would have killed him. He was so torn between Pitt & Penn State to begin with, but incredibly furious when he heard of pedophilia.

The one article said, "We’ve got to stop treating football as a religion." Every person who even heard about these atrocities is as guilty as the man or men who perpetuated them.

And please don't insult my intelligence by saying this is a Pitt-PSU thing. It's an issue of responsibility and moral conduct, period.

honeychile, I def. don't think this is about a Pitt-PSU thing. You are 100% right about this! I am disgusted. I went as far as pulling everything PSU-related off my FB page because I am that upset. I called my mother to request she not buy me anything PSU-related for Christmas or my birthday. I know people are going to say that it's not the whole school and this or that but, truthfully--this whole time I have defined much of who I am by the education I have received at such an incredible university. When you base a lot of who you are on something like that and this happens--you feel as though part of your identity has been ripped from you (and I'm not even one of the poor victims). I cry as I write this. This is a sad day.