Former Penn State Coach Arrested

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

In that case, I need to stop referring to my alma maters as my "alma maters." I like my undergraduate alma mater and I have school spirit. But, I never had a sense of trust in the institutions and in the people at the institutions. I was always very critical of the institution and that began when I was a first year student.

LOL. This I do not doubt at all. You learned some lessons a lot sooner than some of the rest of us did.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Not victims - simply people who are sad, disappointed, angry and hurting.

This, and I might add disillusioned.

[psusue]

BBC world news has now covered this. Link can be found here.

[SWTXBelle]

Interesting look into why abuse might not be reported:
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/12/why_...ll_the_police/

[ASTalumna06]

Penn State students hold a candlelight vigil for the victims

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7AB05H20111112

[psusue]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Penn State students hold a candlelight vigil for the victims

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7AB05H20111112

I was there with my sisters. We all cried at both 'Imagine' and 'Fix You'. It was so emotional. It was a moment I will never forget.

[BlueOwl]

If any of you are still conflicted about your feelings on this scandal, I suggest you oread the official indictment of Jerry Sandusky. You can find it online, it's about 23 pages long. Warning though: It will rock you off of your foundation. The most vile, heart breaking thing that I have ever read. If you are like me, you will not be able to read it all without breaking down.

I fear that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by BlueOwl

If any of you are still conflicted about your feelings on this scandal, I suggest you oread the official indictment of Jerry Sandusky. You can find it online, it's about 23 pages long. Warning though: It will rock you off of your foundation. The most vile, heart breaking thing that I have ever read. If you are like me, you will not be able to read it all without breaking down.

I fear that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

I had the misfortune of reading it when we first started talking about this situation. It reads like what I could imagine child porn stories might sound like. It's so surreal, it's like reading a movie script, because it's hard for my brain to accept that it happened to real people.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I had the misfortune of reading it when we first started talking about this situation. It reads like what I could imagine child porn stories might sound like. It's so surreal, it's like reading a movie script, because it's hard for my brain to accept that it happened to real people.

It's one of the worst things I've ever read.

From a personal level, the horrificness is compounded by the fact that I have a nephew who's right in Sandusky's alleged target demographic. My sister, who's been really good about having these kinds of talks with her kids, reminded my nephew again that he could tell her anything. He was like, "you mean the Penn State thing? Mommy, let's not mince words. I'm not letting anyone touch me."

[Ghostwriter]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

It's one of the worst things I've ever read.

Amen. I weep for the innocent children this monster hurt. I pray there is a special place in Hell for people such as Sandusky.

[ASTaulove]

In a taped interview that will air tonight on Rock Center with Brian Williams (on NBC at 10pm) Sandusky says:

"I say that I am innocent of those charges...I could say that I have done some of those things." I have horsed around with kids I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact." When pressed by Costas about what Sandusky was willing to concede that he'd done was wrong, Sandusky said, "I shouldn't have showered with those kids."

http://www.masslive.com/sports/index...r_penn_st.html

Just awful. How he can maintain that he is innocent with so many witnesses and victims that have come forward is beyond me.

[knight_shadow]

Posted earlier in the thread, for those who want to read it

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

This is supposedly from the Grand Jury (not sure how to verify)

http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/teg/tsg/r...ygrangjury.pdf

[knight_shadow]

Joe Paterno's name off Big Ten trophy

In light of the child sex-abuse scandal at Penn State, Joe Paterno's name has been removed from the new Big Ten championship trophy, the conference announced Monday.

The Big Ten said that the crisis at Penn State, which led to Paterno's firing as coach Wednesday night, prompted the decision to remove his name from the Stagg-Paterno Championship Trophy. The trophy will be awarded Dec. 3 at the inaugural Big Ten football championship game at Indianapolis.

The trophy will now be called the Stagg Championship Trophy.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...ionship-trophy

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I have mixed feelings about that. I guess those in power have decided that Paterno and others were too concerned with protecting Penn State football and did not do what they should have done.

On another note, the CEO of Second Mile has quit.

1. My feelings aren't mixed. I think it's over the top. What's done is done, though.

2. I heard about the CEO. Not sure why that flew under the radar.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

2. It is difficult for the news agencies to keep up with all that is going on. Here are the top 3 stories that I have read about:

Meh. Goliath has been taken down, so the "celebrity" appeal of the story has worn off. Now, we're back to Kim K and Regis retiring.

a. Sandusky's ex-daughter-in-law has filed a restraining order to keep him from her kids;
b. The CEO of Second Mile has quit.; and
c. The judge who freed Sandusky on bail was a volunteer for Second Mile.

I've only seen (b). I'll be looking up the others. Thanks.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

As a side story, Sandusky supposedly receives a hefty pension from Penn State.

Last night on the news they said it is ~60,000.00 / yr.