They should kick that scum bag out on his ear. Better yet, he should be arrested and thrown in jail for aiding and abetting. What a legacy....."A Friend of Child Molesters"
Rick Stick - 12 years ago
Clean house. And I sure hope the NCAA steps in and imposes major sanctions. Talk about lack of institutional control? USC got screwed on shaky evidence from a criminal. agent want-a-be who had nothing to do with the university. The NCAA concluded that USC should have known Bush and his crooked family were raking money from some scum from San Diego. How about Penn State, where it appears dozens of people were involved in a coverup of obvious criminal activity! Are you kidding me?
Rick S.
sandie Garo - 12 years ago
Success with honor- no longer !!!
Joe Paterno announcing his retirement is similar to an employee who- about to be fired - quits before the firing can happen. Paterno is trying to insure that he is allowed his final 'swan song football game ' on home field. Does he really expect us to watch and cheer him and his team? Does he really expect us to look at him with respect, knowing that his apathy allowed young boys to be violated? Wake up Joe, America is disgusted with your apathetic and hypocritical non-action. With each day, this story makes us more and more outraged.
McQueary witnessed a crime, called his dad and ran out of the building. Paterno heard of the crime, conveyed the information to two men, and then did nothing more. That's it? Where is the success with honor? Apparently gone. We don't want to see either of you 'coaching ' young men (not for one extra second) when all of America knows that you felt protecting the rights of a ten year old boy, was less important than protecting your football program. Shame on you!
Sheralyn DeSebasco - 12 years ago
What has happened is horrendous and yet at this stage very preliminary. JoPa needs to take some degree of responsibility, though not all, for sure. I do feel at this time he is the immediate scapegoat It is so easy to say he should have followed up more completely. How about the higher-ups. Granted, we are not familiar with their names as we are Joe Paterno. I am having a very difficult time grasping why all of these years have passed and yet the many, many people affected have not leaked this to other friends, parents, etc. I think Joe needs to retire, just out of his long tenure, if not for this, but I just think what is currently happening with the media hanging Joe out to dry as they are will turn out to be an over-simplification of a much more complicated situation. Only a much greater time period will have to elapse before better clarification can occur. This is not a situation that should be immediately skimmed over to better suit the new media and faculty at Penn State. Let's roll the bus over a few others for there is room enough. A big "Shame on Sandusky, and perhaps Paterno, but how many others are we leaving out". The news media is conducting their usual blitz. They make me absolutely SICK!!
dr - 12 years ago
Why are we not doing anything about McQUEERY. He was the one that saw it. Why are we not prosecuting him for not reporting it to Police. Further, Sandusky interviewed in 1998 by police and child services. THEY DID NOTHING. Paterno at least told the AD which was what he was supposed to do. THEY DID NOTHING. McQUEERY not seeing anything done regarding what HE saw for 9 years and not saying anything. Come on wake up. There are so many holes in this. WHY WASN'T MCQUEERY NOT IMMEDIATELY FIRED FOR NOT GOING TO POLICE AS THE LAW STATES. PSU President Spanier should have been gone immediately also, as he knew what was going on. Let's see a 70 something year old man getting second hand story, or the 20 something firecrotch that witnessed it and did nothing. JANITORS did nothing. Don't hang one for the acts of many.
willie pettus - 12 years ago
Paterno says this is a tragedy, and pledges to spend the rest of his life helping the University. That's his problem - university first. He should spend the rest of his life helping victims of sexual abuse.
dion - 12 years ago
Any protesters should have poles with shower heads affixed at the top. That should cement what this is really all about. Closely parallel to the scandals involving the Church in CA the employees thought of the harm and stained reputation this scandal would have brought full face if it was revealed to the public. They thought they could do the "end run" and squash this but the story was too big and it exploded. A damning end to a institution which inspired many but ended in a thud.
Jay - 12 years ago
He needs to have a press conference and answer all questions. Its obvious he won't. He is delusional if not morally bankrupt. Fire him and the president and NY other administrators with any knowledge of this. McQueary also needs to go. This is a case study in 'Groupthink'.
The details will come out eventually and it won't be pretty.
notafan - 12 years ago
Joe Paterno's retirement announcement to retire at the end of the season is obviously related to his very own decision to cover for one of his own and allow the rape of little boys to continue. He should not be allowed to 'retire'. He should be fired!
It's harsh I know. But what if it was one of your own son's that could have been saved if JoePA had done the right thing. And calling his boss to his home the next day after hearing a first hand account of the rape from one of his own graduate assistants is not doing the right thing legally and certainly not morally. He failed those children by not calling the police. The whole school administration failed those children.
They should kick that scum bag out on his ear. Better yet, he should be arrested and thrown in jail for aiding and abetting. What a legacy....."A Friend of Child Molesters"
Clean house. And I sure hope the NCAA steps in and imposes major sanctions. Talk about lack of institutional control? USC got screwed on shaky evidence from a criminal. agent want-a-be who had nothing to do with the university. The NCAA concluded that USC should have known Bush and his crooked family were raking money from some scum from San Diego. How about Penn State, where it appears dozens of people were involved in a coverup of obvious criminal activity! Are you kidding me?
Rick S.
Success with honor- no longer !!!
Joe Paterno announcing his retirement is similar to an employee who- about to be fired - quits before the firing can happen. Paterno is trying to insure that he is allowed his final 'swan song football game ' on home field. Does he really expect us to watch and cheer him and his team? Does he really expect us to look at him with respect, knowing that his apathy allowed young boys to be violated? Wake up Joe, America is disgusted with your apathetic and hypocritical non-action. With each day, this story makes us more and more outraged.
McQueary witnessed a crime, called his dad and ran out of the building. Paterno heard of the crime, conveyed the information to two men, and then did nothing more. That's it? Where is the success with honor? Apparently gone. We don't want to see either of you 'coaching ' young men (not for one extra second) when all of America knows that you felt protecting the rights of a ten year old boy, was less important than protecting your football program. Shame on you!
What has happened is horrendous and yet at this stage very preliminary. JoPa needs to take some degree of responsibility, though not all, for sure. I do feel at this time he is the immediate scapegoat It is so easy to say he should have followed up more completely. How about the higher-ups. Granted, we are not familiar with their names as we are Joe Paterno. I am having a very difficult time grasping why all of these years have passed and yet the many, many people affected have not leaked this to other friends, parents, etc. I think Joe needs to retire, just out of his long tenure, if not for this, but I just think what is currently happening with the media hanging Joe out to dry as they are will turn out to be an over-simplification of a much more complicated situation. Only a much greater time period will have to elapse before better clarification can occur. This is not a situation that should be immediately skimmed over to better suit the new media and faculty at Penn State. Let's roll the bus over a few others for there is room enough. A big "Shame on Sandusky, and perhaps Paterno, but how many others are we leaving out". The news media is conducting their usual blitz. They make me absolutely SICK!!
Why are we not doing anything about McQUEERY. He was the one that saw it. Why are we not prosecuting him for not reporting it to Police. Further, Sandusky interviewed in 1998 by police and child services. THEY DID NOTHING. Paterno at least told the AD which was what he was supposed to do. THEY DID NOTHING. McQUEERY not seeing anything done regarding what HE saw for 9 years and not saying anything. Come on wake up. There are so many holes in this. WHY WASN'T MCQUEERY NOT IMMEDIATELY FIRED FOR NOT GOING TO POLICE AS THE LAW STATES. PSU President Spanier should have been gone immediately also, as he knew what was going on. Let's see a 70 something year old man getting second hand story, or the 20 something firecrotch that witnessed it and did nothing. JANITORS did nothing. Don't hang one for the acts of many.
Paterno says this is a tragedy, and pledges to spend the rest of his life helping the University. That's his problem - university first. He should spend the rest of his life helping victims of sexual abuse.
Any protesters should have poles with shower heads affixed at the top. That should cement what this is really all about. Closely parallel to the scandals involving the Church in CA the employees thought of the harm and stained reputation this scandal would have brought full face if it was revealed to the public. They thought they could do the "end run" and squash this but the story was too big and it exploded. A damning end to a institution which inspired many but ended in a thud.
He needs to have a press conference and answer all questions. Its obvious he won't. He is delusional if not morally bankrupt. Fire him and the president and NY other administrators with any knowledge of this. McQueary also needs to go. This is a case study in 'Groupthink'.
The details will come out eventually and it won't be pretty.
Joe Paterno's retirement announcement to retire at the end of the season is obviously related to his very own decision to cover for one of his own and allow the rape of little boys to continue. He should not be allowed to 'retire'. He should be fired!
It's harsh I know. But what if it was one of your own son's that could have been saved if JoePA had done the right thing. And calling his boss to his home the next day after hearing a first hand account of the rape from one of his own graduate assistants is not doing the right thing legally and certainly not morally. He failed those children by not calling the police. The whole school administration failed those children.