Former Penn State Coach Arrested

[33girl]

OK, I got a very inappropriate LOL out of the fact that JS's autobiography is called "Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story."

As far as JoePa's involvement...it's my understanding that he didn't witness the abuse firsthand, but was told about it by a third party. He reported that to the appropriate parties, and from there an in-depth investigation should have been carried on - NOT by Paterno. He is not the administrative or disciplinary arm of the university. Why on earth are people trying to place everything on his shoulders?

This is the part of the article that hits home:

If every person that suspected child abuse in an institutional setting were permitted to take the law into their own hands by contacting authorities, it would become incredibly easy for anyone with a vendetta against a colleague, a superior, or an underling to ruin a career and a reputation by making unfounded reports with no check. That is why they are to report to the heads of their institutions, whose responsibility it is to make the report, based on whether or not there is 'reasonable suspicion' that abuse has occurred.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OK, I got a very inappropriate LOL out of the fact that JS's autobiography is called "Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story."

As far as JoePa's involvement...it's my understanding that he didn't witness the abuse firsthand, but was told about it by a third party. He reported that to the appropriate parties, and from there an in-depth investigation should have been carried on - NOT by Paterno. He is not the administrative or disciplinary arm of the university. Why on earth are people trying to place everything on his shoulders?

This is the part of the article that hits home:

If every person that suspected child abuse in an institutional setting were permitted to take the law into their own hands by contacting authorities, it would become incredibly easy for anyone with a vendetta against a colleague, a superior, or an underling to ruin a career and a reputation by making unfounded reports with no check. That is why they are to report to the heads of their institutions, whose responsibility it is to make the report, based on whether or not there is 'reasonable suspicion' that abuse has occurred.

What? So, if you witness a brutal crime in an institutional setting, you're not supposed to call the police? That's just asinine.

[33girl]

He didn't witness it. That's my point. He was told about it by another person. What that person's motives are he does not know. He's Joe Paterno, not Carnac.

I mean, as far as the janitor who saw it and walked on by, there isn't lava hot enough to dump him in. That's a whole different matter.