11-10-2011, 08:27 PM
(11-10-2011, 08:11 PM)Lady Cop Wrote: i pray all the guilty and complicit suffer the furious burning fires of hell for eternity for what they did to those innocent boys with sports dreams.Yes, the boys are really getting lost in the story. My heart sank with the riots last night because what does that communicate to the victims? "Yes, we know you were raped, but we want to remain in denial and have a nice football game."
ETA: Excellent article.
Why Joe Paterno Didn't Call the Police
Nov 10, 2011
by Bill Phillips and the Editors of Men's Health
As a Penn Stater, I am angry.
As a man, I am embarrassed.
As a Men’s Health editor, I am curious.
You’ve heard the allegations: In 2002, now–assistant coach Mike McQueary witnessed former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, then 58, sexually violating a 10-year-old boy in the coaches’ locker room shower. McQueary told his father as well as head coach Joe Paterno, who passed the buck to athletic director Tim Curley, university vice president Gary Schultz, and university president Graham Spanier. Sandusky’s “punishment”: He wouldn’t be permitted to bring kids onto campus anymore.
If the allegations are true, this much is clear: They’re all at fault. McQueary knew exactly what he witnessed and didn't call 911. (Why hasn't he been fired yet?) The others either knew and are covering it up, or didn't ask the right questions.
Here’s what isn’t clear: At least six men could have called 911. Not one did. Why?
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As Edmund Burke once said: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
FULL ARTICLE