Every head coach from high school to college has the power to stop the scenarios i stated so sorry. And joe had plenty of power, lets not forget who joe was,as stated a very respected well known man.And if we replaced joe with any random teacher ,coach etc in any of are children's schools most people would have a different opinion.In my opinion only injustice so far is that more have not been fired yet that should have done more.
Joe Paterno Dead at Age 85
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Im done. I refuse to stoop to your level. Its obvious you dont have any clue of what your talking about and I refuse to attempt to lower my IQ so low to try and understand things from your level.
Third and final facepalm. My head hurts from pain....
Third and final facepalm. My head hurts from pain....
I'm a native of Philly. I'm a fan of the Penn State tradition. I was even accepted to the University, but I went back in the military and eventually enrolled at Kansas State University. My point is that I would've loved to have entered Penn and walk the Hallowed halls of that university. I'm going to tell you, mistakes were made. Paterno reported the information to his superiors, and legally was on solid ground, but morally he did not do enough. He should've fired Sandusky and not allowed him to continue to have access to the facilities. He turned his head and hoped the nightmare would go away. It came back and bit him. I strongly feel that Paterno was a good man, but his time was pass and he was not in total control of the program. Also, from a public relations perspective, the university had to terminate Paterno's service.I understand that without Paterno, Penn State would be a little school with no championships. I understand that Paterno's winning ways allowed Penn State to become a major academic institution, known for research and solid academic standards. Fans of the program understand what Paterno's contributions did for the university. His name will always be associated with Penn State. But, he didn't do enough for the kids that were molested. It's sad, but unfortunately true. JoPa made an error.
Being a great coach will never take away from enabling a child molester
He brought it to his superiors and campus police that was it, but even if he did enough in that regard for some, him being head coach and basically a god of the school ,town he did have the power to not allow sandusky to travel with the team and access to locker rooms which still happened years after the fact.He was not the only one at fault ,but one of, no way around the facts.
Every head coach from high school to college has the power to stop the scenarios i stated so sorry. And joe had plenty of power, lets not forget who joe was,as stated a very respected well known man.And if we replaced joe with any random teacher ,coach etc in any of are children's schools most people would have a different opinion.In my opinion only injustice so far is that more have not been fired yet that should have done more.
Hehe, you're going to be fun one:
- How exactly was he enabling a child molester?
- He followed state law and reported the information to his direct superior; in addition, he reported it to a superior that was in charge of campus police which is more than the law requires.
- Now to me that certainly doesn't sound like he "enabled" a child molester rather he did all that he legally could do to stop him.
- Let's not forget that he was not a direct witness therefore the quality of the information he received wasn't 100% spot-on (as has been revealed by the one direct witness who told him); he merely was reporting an incident that he was told about, e.g. a rumor or hearsay.
- Of course, he could have fired Sandusky, but then what if that information was false or grossly inaccurate?
- Paterno as well as the University would have opened a whole new can of worms, e.g. lawsuit(s) and such, if it Sandusky had been fired as a result of false and/or exaggerated information thus potentially leading to a court case in regards to slander for two actionable categories (accusing someone of a crime; imputing serious sexual misconduct).
- What was wrong with how he reported the incident?
- He reported it to his superiors, one of which was in charge of campus police.
- Speaking of PSU campus police, did you know that they're actual police officers and have the same exact powers and authority as municipal police officers thereby making them a legitimate police force?
- Was he really the "god" of the town and school?
- PSU does have a chain of command like any other university or other institution, and Paterno certainly was not at the top of that chain.
- He may have been loved, respected, and admired by most people at the University, but that doesn't override official protocol when it comes to chain of command; people aren't legally able to do special stuff for him just because he asks for it.
I could go on and on about this topic (such as how many other people, including law enforcement outside of Penn State, knew about the previous incidents), but pretty much everything I just mentioned plus some is in the now defunct "Penn State Scandal" thread. So in short, Paterno did what he could legally as well as morally by following the law as well as doing more than the law required him to do.
And imo penn state and the campus police all were at fault and others not just joe but he was one of
You totally ignored ryan. How was he at fault? Please read ryans post before spouting nonsence out of your mouth
I'm a native of Philly. I'm a fan of the Penn State tradition. I was even accepted to the University, but I went back in the military and eventually enrolled at Kansas State University. My point is that I would've loved to have entered Penn and walk the Hallowed halls of that university. I'm going to tell you, mistakes were made. Paterno reported the information to his superiors, and legally was on solid ground, but morally he did not do enough. He should've fired Sandusky and not allowed him to continue to have access to the facilities. He turned his head and hoped the nightmare would go away. It came back and bit him. I strongly feel that Paterno was a good man, but his time was pass and he was not in total control of the program. Also, from a public relations perspective, the university had to terminate Paterno's service.I understand that without Paterno, Penn State would be a little school with no championships. I understand that Paterno's winning ways allowed Penn State to become a major academic institution, known for research and solid academic standards. Fans of the program understand what Paterno's contributions did for the university. His name will always be associated with Penn State. But, he didn't do enough for the kids that were molested. It's sad, but unfortunately true. JoPa made an error.
Phillydog I was wondering what your thoughts on this whole thing was, now here's a question...If Joe Paterno reported the child molester to his superiors why didn't they fire sandusky instead of waiting all this time to scapegoat Paterno?
