We will probably never know all the depravity that took place at the hands of Jerry Sandusky but there hardly seems a doubt that something very dark was going on. What he did, to god only knows how many boys, is unforgivable and what Penn State did to cover it up is even worse. They enabled him to sexually abuse young boys for years. Take a moment to let that sink in; they enabled him to sexually assault, rape, sodomize, molest, attack young boys. I don’t care if people are college football fans or not if you can’t recognize the epic moral failing of Penn State than I feel sorry for you. Hearing news about people dropping gifts off in front of Joe Paterno’s house makes me want to scream. I get that football is a religion for some but get a grip people, this man probably knew (I would bet $$$ on it) what was going on and he chose to do nothing. Why is he being idolized? So what if he coached a winning football team, that accomplishment will always be eclipsed by his deplorable judgment. Everyone at Penn State who knew what was going on, suspected what was going on, or in the case of a few, saw what was going on should be held accountable for their massive failure.
I might just be in a blind furry about this but I think Penn State should lose their entire program. My husband assures me that I am over reacting but I think Penn State needs to take some time to reevaluate their priorities because football does not come before the safety and security of children. I can’t help but look at the people who turned a blind eye with distain and loathing. Why didn’t they call the police? Why didn’t someone step forward to protect these young boys? Why was football more important than the safety of Sandusky’s victims? Why was the program more important to Penn State than the children? Most of all, why did Mike McQueary who stated that, “hesaw a naked boy, Victim 2, whose age he estimated to be 10 years old, with hishands up against the wall, being subjected to anal intercourse by a naked[Jerry] Sandusky”, walk away from that? I can imagine no scenario in which I would walk away from a child being victimized. Penn State’s powerful program will most likely come out of this a little tarnished but if I had my way they wouldn’t come out of it at all because apparently they do not understand that people/children come before a game!
I actually happened to blog about this incident last week. I completely agree with you. I have been at a loss for words regarding the student body at that establishment. How on earth, do you riot when a football coach who, although not guilty of the crime himself, certainly enabled it to go on, gets fired. I listen to a lot of sports talk radio. One of my favorite hosts said it best when he said, if it was one of his kids that was rioting he would pull them straight out of that school, put a stop payment on their tuition, and make them get a job. You want to act like that, you're going to get a real job and work for a living.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the safety of children should be the first priority of any institution and that there should be severe action taken against the guilty parties involved. It's sad how many people turn a blind eye. As one man once said, "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing."
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