The Penn State Child-Sex Abuse Scandal Thread...Hammer dropped on PSU...sanctions galore.

So the # went from 1, to 9, to 20?

 

dre, link on that number?

 

A reporter said a crowd's gathered outside of Paterno's house, chanting his name and lending verbal support. Mostly students she said.

What the $#@%?

For the guy that goes to Penn St in here, for those people on campus that are of the mindset to lend support to Paterno (ie the group outside his house), what is their reasoning? Have you come across anyone like this or held a conversation with anyone under the impression that Paterno deserves support, out of all things, in a time like this?

I'm not trying to troll or badmouth your student body, but I just can't fathom how anyone could defend this man given the facts.

 

Paterno talking tonight to fans and media at his home

Heard he met with the team and resigned.

Good riddance to this coward

 

in my line of owrk, failure to act is negligence...he's lucky hes a just a fb coach...and doesnt live in ca

 

My friend is on his way to Paterno's house as we speak in support of the man. There is a growing number of students and alumni who are hearing that Joe wasn't allowed to go to the presser today because he was going to tell the truth. The truth that will surely put people in jail. He's prepared to testify against everyone who has lied to him. I came into my job with a group of 20+ people, half of whom are from Penn State. Two left work immediately today and went back home to support Joe Pa.

 

If he truly plans on telling the truth and letting everything out of the bag, then there is nothing that can stop him.

He can call a presser on his front lawn.

We shall see.

 

 Wow. 

 

20...

Over all these years, I wouldn't be surprised if actual victims was over 100.

I have no doubt in my mind that Sandusky was sexually abused as a child at that boys home his parents moved into.

These kids didn't deserve this and ppl had a chance to stop it, and didn't.
I can't keep reading this *@+%, it puts me in such a bad space mentally.

 

WOW...

 

i was talking to a few of my psu friends, some still students some alumni, and we were all saying this. We think he was going to expose Spanier and that Spanier was lying to him the whole time about the incident

 

nestasprotege, care to answer?

 

Ask those people where he was when he was first told of this heinous act and failed to be a man and take it upon himself to make sure it never happened again.
Tell the truth now???? 

When the monster is being watched like a hawk and cant hurt anybody after being arrested????

After all these other childrens lives were ruined????

Give me a break.

 

I'm aware, that's why I said it wasn't specifically a crime.
Damn, 20? What's the figure alleged in the grand jury report? 

 

Yup.
If Sandusky was subjected to the same things, I feel sorry that he had to go through it and it sheds a light on what may have caused him to do so. It by no means condones it tho or takes away the way I feel about him or what shuld happen to him.

 

i;m not nestasprotege but maybe it has to do with ESPN and every other media going in at JoePA speculating what he knew w/o hearing his side of the story?

 

There's nothing Paterno can say at this point to justify his inaction. It's in the grand jury report that he said the GA came to him and told him of an inappropriate sexual incident in the shower, and that's what he said he reported to the AD during questioning a year ago. And SANDUSKY WAS STILL HANGING AROUND THE FACILITIES LAST *[email protected]%@%% WEEK. His statement about being fooled is a load of crap; in his own words he said the GA told him something inappropriate happened in the shower and it was of a sexual nature. If it was a big enough deal that he had to be called in to testify last year, why was Sandusky still allowed to hang around and have an office, and run his camps?

 

20...

I knew nesta was close to the situation. No way an outside observer could give JoePa that kind of benefit of the doubt.

 

That's creepy.

 

Last 40 seconds sums up my feeling

 

I don't even want to go to the game this weekend; I find it hard to even look at my Penn State stuff right now

 

I know why I support and defend Joe Paterno. I believe in not jumping to conclusions and the court of law. I believe in waiting for all the facts to be revealed before throwing a man to the wolves. I don't know Sandusky from Adam, but I have seen Joe Paterno speak in public and read of his charity. This is not a person who would allow a scandal of this magnitude to be swept under the rug if he knew all of the facts.

Matt Millen had me choked up watching him break down. This is an unfortunate situation that has created harm beyond repair. Ultimately, McQueary chose his career over going to the police with an eye witness report of sexual abuse. I place most of the blame on him and the rest on the AD.

 

Damn.

Maybe Joe Pa didn't know.  Maybe the DA figured he could slip this one past the old man.  I don't know, but Joe Pa better use that as an excuse or somethin'.