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GamecockD said...

I feel bad for Jay Paterno and the family for what they must be going thru after all of this stuff came to light but at the same time they need to shut up as it is all proven fact. There is nothing worse in this world than a child molester but following a close second would be someone who would cover up such an act.

Garnet I Bleed

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Garnet101 said...

The one thing good that may come out of this is that the people in power will be less likely to cover up knowing that it will be their ass and reputation if it becomes known.

Little hand says it's time to rock and roll.

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Beatris said...

I think anything that would have that effect has already been disclosed in the Freeh report. What the Paternos are doing is not necessarily trying to uncover additional facts that might expose more wrongdoing. They're trying to deflect blame from Joe Paterno. Their chief argument is that, as the football coach, it ultimately was not Paterno's job to do anything more with the information than turn it over to PSU administrators. Of course, even assuming that's a defensible position in general, and it's not, everything in the report indicates that Paterno was above everyone else at that school. He had more power to stop the Sandusky rapes from continuing yet not only did he fail in that capacity, but he used his power to prevent others from doing what was right.

And their argument that Paterno deserves some amount of commendation as the only one who admits he could have done more is totally bogus. First, the others aren't saying anything because they're either (a) under idictment or (b) possibly facing an indictment. It would be an epicly boneheaded move for them to come up and publicly admit that they failed to act. Second, it's clear now that Paterno's mea culpa was nothing more than an attempt to salvage what was left of his reputation because up to that point he didn't do a single thing -- or at least a single thing that amounted to a genuine attempt at preventing Sandusky from raping anymore young boys -- to prevent the abuse.

Ultimately, the Paternos are trying to salvage what's left of their father's reputation, and I can understand that. But they're not scoring any points with anyone by continuing to argue that Paterno made an honest attempt at preventing the abuse in the face of all the damning evidence contained in the Freeh report. And the more cynical view is that they're probably trying to forestall any attempt by the victims, the University, etc. to claw back money paid to Paterno or any of the perks provided to the family.