Ok by now (hopefully) you have all been watching and or reading about the Penn State scandal. We can agree that Jerry Sandusky is the alleged perpetrator. This post really isn't about that man. It's about a few of the other staff members. Specifically Paterno and his conduct in handling the situation. I was debating on fb (yeah I know) with a friend there. And thankfully we are both passionate but level headed about this in our disagreement. He stated pretty much Paterno got a raw deal and he was only doing what he was supposed to do. According to who, I have no idea. He told his supervisor etc etc. And well alot of people seemed to have seen things over the years. Alot of people seemed to have told maybe someone they knew or trusted. Great.
How come not one.single.person. went to the damn Police? THAT is the RIGHT thing to do. Alot of staff members dropped the ball. Because you know..I am not sure everyone is very familiar with what to do when there is sexual child abuse charges. But I know a group of poeple who know exactly what to do. That would be the Police. Alot of people are bummed about Patreno being the 'scapegoat' and having him fired is over reaching.
Imagine if just one person. Just one. Who SAW. And I mean these staff members saw naked showers, oral sex and anal sex going on between Sundusky and CHILDREN. Imagine if just one told the cops.
No one wants to speak for the children who were victims. I will step in and ask:
How come one of you couldn't tell the police what was being done to me?
I'd like to see how they would answer that.
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How come not one.single.person. went to the damn Police? THAT is the RIGHT thing to do. Alot of staff members dropped the ball. Because you know..I am not sure everyone is very familiar with what to do when there is sexual child abuse charges. But I know a group of poeple who know exactly what to do. That would be the Police. Alot of people are bummed about Patreno being the 'scapegoat' and having him fired is over reaching.
Imagine if just one person. Just one. Who SAW. And I mean these staff members saw naked showers, oral sex and anal sex going on between Sundusky and CHILDREN. Imagine if just one told the cops.
No one wants to speak for the children who were victims. I will step in and ask:
How come one of you couldn't tell the police what was being done to me?
I'd like to see how they would answer that.
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