Former Penn State Coach Arrested

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by als463

I can't thank you enough for posting this. Honestly, this is what I have been trying to explain to people about the situation. This situation has truly shown me who my real friends and "sisters" (from other schools) are. Just like I would never tell the Alums of Virginia Tech how to feel about what happened at their university, I would appreciate it if people who have no connection to PSU would stop telling me how I should feel. In general-don't tell people how they should feel about anything.

Whoa.

[als463]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Whoa.

It's true. The way that they may feel they will always (unfairly) be associated with such a tragic event is the same way that PSU will always be associated with this. Just because people didn't lose their lives through death doesn't mean these victims (not the students or alums--the actual victims) didn't lose something close to their lives during the time they were victimized by this monster.

If you think that this event will not tarnish the school to the point they will lost funds, alumni support, and potential students--then you need to really look at this again. Many of us are disgusted by what happened and the fact that nothing was done for these victims sickens us.

[southbymidwest]

Originally Posted by als463

It's true. The way that they may feel they will always (unfairly) be associated with such a tragic event is the same way that PSU will always be associated with this. Just because people didn't lose their lives through death doesn't mean these victims (not the students or alums--the actual victims) didn't lose something close to their lives during the time they were victimized by this monster.

If you think that this event will not tarnish the school to the point they will lost funds, alumni support, and potential students--then you need to really look at this again. Many of us are disgusted by what happened and the fact that nothing was done for these victims sickens us.

As a Virginia resident and wife of a very proud Hokie graduate, I can emphatically tell you NO. THERE IS NO COMPARISON. A trusted coach and authority figure did not shoot those students and professors. There is no shame in being part of the Virginia Tech nation.

There should be no shame in being part of the PSU nation, as it was one individual, but that seems not to be the case at this point for many.

[als463]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

As a Virginia resident and wife of a very proud Hokie graduate, I can emphatically tell you NO. THERE IS NO COMPARISON. A trusted coach and authority figure did not shoot those students and professors. There is no shame in being part of the Virginia Tech nation.

There should be no shame in being part of the PSU nation, as it was one individual, but that seems not to be the case at this point for many.

southbymidwest, I am sorry if I offended you. I did not mean to. What I was trying to say, which may have come off as insensitive (so I do apologize) was that people shouldn't tell other people how to feel. Virginia Tech is an incredible school and I can see why your husband should be VERY proud of his alma mater. I'm sorry if I upset you. I am just really disgusted with what is going on and I didn't know how to explain why people from other schools who didn't get what I was trying to say about being upset that they shouldn't tell me (or others) how to feel.