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Sandusky/Penn State scandal

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Priceless said:
He "talked to" the head of the campus police...the one that's currently up on charges himself...
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I've seen quotes from McQueery saying that he spoke both to Schultz and to the police directly (doesn't say which police), so I don't think it's just a reference to it being told to Schultz, unless the quotes are inaccurate.


Oh, and good to see they assigned a new judge to the case, one that doesn't have ties to Penn State or the Second Mile charity. How they botched that one to begin with is hard to fathom. Of course I guess it's too late to fix the bad decision to let Sandusky out on essentially no bail, another mind-boggler.
http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/16/theres-a-new-judge-assigned-to-the-sandusky-case/
 
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This whole sordid affair is out of control. What is next? a media outlet that is all scandal all the time. I am in no way defending Paterno's action but the media is making him an Emmanuel Goldstein figure. Why is Roman Polaski still a wonderful rapist and Michael Jackson a known pedophile a wonderful beloved figure??
 
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Everybody is blasting Penn State, but the culture of how highly the football programs at colleges are viewed and valued means that this could have happened a lot of other places where football is the unchallenged king. It's not like there aren't a lot of other universities where there would be major vested interests in hushing possible scandals if those scandals would threaten the standing of the football program. And I really have heard very little from other colleges around the country about saying that it could happen at their school and they need to be more vigilant to prevent it.
 
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eddieshack23 said:
This whole sordid affair is out of control. What is next? a media outlet that is all scandal all the time. I am in no way defending Paterno's action but the media is making him an Emmanuel Goldstein figure. Why is Roman Polaski still a wonderful rapist and Michael Jackson a known pedophile a wonderful beloved figure??
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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to lose it.” -Warren Buffett

Unlike the pair of entertainers you mentioned, Paterno was a leading symbol of integrity until this happened - someone you could look at when you're pi55ed off at the state of the world and say, "At least he's still getting it right". Now, that reputation has all been shot to hell.
 
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Bob Gray said:
Everybody is blasting Penn State, but the culture of how highly the football programs at colleges are viewed and valued means that this could have happened a lot of other places where football is the unchallenged king.
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Cui bono. The Entertainment-Marketing Complex benefits from Big Coach On Campus. They will come down on a given miscreant individual (outrage is good ratings too) but obviously they will never challenge the system that pays them.

Just another thing on the agenda when we smash the state. ;)
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to lose it.” -Warren Buffett

Unlike the pair of entertainers you mentioned, Paterno was a leading symbol of integrity until this happened - someone you could look at when you're pi55ed off at the state of the world and say, "At least he's still getting it right". Now, that reputation has all been shot to hell.
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Reputation is just what people think about you, which can change on a dime, sometimes legitimately and sometimes not.

As the famous quote says: “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
 
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And Joe Paterno let a suspected child rapist hang out with his team and in their lockerroom with kids for a decade after being told. I would say his character is all but dead.

(I am not arguing with you Bob, just saying :) )
 
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Handyman said:
And Joe Paterno let a suspected child rapist hang out with his team and in their lockerroom with kids for a decade after being told. I would say his character is all but dead.

(I am not arguing with you Bob, just saying :) )
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Many times in life someone builds up a great reputation, only for it to be revealed eventually that their character isn't all it was thought to be based on their reputation.
 
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Bob Gray said:
Everybody is blasting Penn State, but the culture of how highly the football programs at colleges are viewed and valued means that this could have happened a lot of other places where football is the unchallenged king. It's not like there aren't a lot of other universities where there would be major vested interests in hushing possible scandals if those scandals would threaten the standing of the football program. And I really have heard very little from other colleges around the country about saying that it could happen at their school and they need to be more vigilant to prevent it.
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Yes, there is an overriding issue. I am still waiting for the editorial about the corrupting influence of major college football (maybe the editorial is out there). Think about the last few years, OSU, Oregon, USC, Miami (FL), Auburn, and many others I can't remember, then the conference shuffle money grab, and now this. When does all this become embarrassing and unacceptable to university presidents and trustees? Unfortunately, I think I know the answer.
 
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It is very unfortunate that Sandusky didn't realize he had a problem years earlier and then try to get help for it.
 
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redeagle said:
Yes, there is an overriding issue. I am still waiting for the editorial about the corrupting influence of major college football (maybe the editorial is out there). Think about the last few years, OSU, Oregon, USC, Miami (FL), Auburn, and many others I can't remember, then the conference shuffle money grab, and now this. When does all this become embarrassing and unacceptable to university presidents and trustees? Unfortunately, I think I know the answer.
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everyone involved is looking through these:
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