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  • RabbitObsessed
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    Originally posted by Madi V:)Mitchell View Post
    You guys need to consider what you would have done in his situation and position. Step into his skin and walk around.
    Too wrinkly for me.

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  • Madi V:)Mitchell
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    You guys need to consider what you would have done in his situation and position. Step into his skin and walk around.

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  • SF_Rabbit_Fan
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    Originally posted by RabbitObsessed View Post
    And yet I don't feel sorry for him.
    I'm not saying the guy is a saint, but he wasn't the child molester here either. It is a really bad situation, one in which Paterno played a relatively small role by my understanding.

    Have you ever been in a position to try to take some sort of action against someone over allegations. Not indictments, not charges, but secondhand allegations. If you think its that easy you may want to do some reading on some of the actions attempted/taken by school boards in the Brookings area over the last 5 years.

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  • RabbitObsessed
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    Originally posted by witness View Post
    There are certaintly many more college coaches making more than him up to Saban who makes 6 times as much JoePa not to mention he basically built the Penn State library. From all acounts he lived a simple life in a simple home since 1960.
    And yet I don't feel sorry for him.

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  • jack power
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    Originally posted by SF_Rabbit_Fan View Post
    Because allegations are enough to ruin a guy's life over.

    There is a lot of monday morning quarterbacking going on in this thread.

    It is what it is. If Sandusky is guilty, he will most definitely pay for it. Paterno did do a ton of good.

    I hope someday I'm not judged by my least common denominator.
    "Least common denominator" ? Really? Good grief.

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  • jack power
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    Originally posted by witness View Post
    McQuery(sp?) waited a day to report to JoePa too. And Chief of Police is Chief of Police regardless.
    Again, Paterno reported it to the A.D. He never reported it to the police.

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  • witness
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    Originally posted by RabbitObsessed View Post
    Sure he did a ton of good and he got paid millions of dollars for it. He lived a good life and died at an old age. I have no sympathy for the way he died.
    There are certaintly many more college coaches making more than him up to Saban who makes 6 times as much JoePa not to mention he basically built the Penn State library. From all acounts he lived a simple life in a simple home since 1960.

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  • RabbitObsessed
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    Originally posted by SF_Rabbit_Fan View Post
    Because allegations are enough to ruin a guy's life over.

    There is a lot of monday morning quarterbacking going on in this thread.

    It is what it is. If Sandusky is guilty, he will most definitely pay for it. Paterno did do a ton of good.

    I hope someday I'm not judged by my least common denominator.
    Sure he did a ton of good and he got paid millions of dollars for it. He lived a good life and died at an old age. I have no sympathy for the way he died.

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  • witness
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    Originally posted by jack power View Post
    He waited a day,then reported it to the A.D. A week and a half later Schultz met with Paterno. He was the V.P of finance and business which gives him over sight of the university police departments finances. Calling him the police is an incredible stretch.
    McQuery(sp?) waited a day to report to JoePa too. And Chief of Police is Chief of Police regardless.

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  • SF_Rabbit_Fan
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    Originally posted by Theee Catrabbit View Post
    I can't argue with this. If I found out someone was working beneath me that betrayed my trust, let alone the trust of hundreds of children and their parents. I'm sorry, but I'd string that mother f$%ker up myself. JoePA, should have been on a rampage rather than let Admin. cover it up. "What are you doing about it? Why is he still here? Why isn't he on trial?" He would have had the respect and credibility of everyone. He deserved the ending he got, nothing less, nothing more. Sandusky will get his in spades as well, in prison. Problem is the sick f$%k will probably enjoy it.
    One more thing, haha rape is funny when it happens in prison. Get a clue.

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  • SF_Rabbit_Fan
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    Originally posted by Theee Catrabbit View Post
    I can't argue with this. If I found out someone was working beneath me that betrayed my trust, let alone the trust of hundreds of children and their parents. I'm sorry, but I'd string that mother f$%ker up myself. JoePA, should have been on a rampage rather than let Admin. cover it up. "What are you doing about it? Why is he still here? Why isn't he on trial?" He would have had the respect and credibility of everyone. He deserved the ending he got, nothing less, nothing more. Sandusky will get his in spades as well, in prison. Problem is the sick f$%k will probably enjoy it.
    You have the benefit of hindsight.

    Let's say it was someone EXTREMELY close to you, like your brother. Let's say you have been working with your brother for 40 years. Let's say you took the company from nothing to top 50 in America. Let's say your brother runs a charity in his spare time supporting underpriviledged kids, and you have personally seen the benefits of his work. Then let's say some temp at the company comes to you with allegations like this. And you don't have the benefit of hindsight, only what you have known of your brother for 40 years, interrupted by a bombshell that goes against everything you have ever known about the man.

    Do you still string the mother f$%ker up yourself, or do you proceed with caution, notify authorities, and let the process play out?

    Not so easy now, is it.

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  • jack power
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    Originally posted by witness View Post
    JoePa reported it to the Chief of Police.
    He waited a day,then reported it to the A.D. A week and a half later Schultz met with Paterno. He was the V.P of finance and business which gives him over sight of the university police departments finances. Calling him the police is an incredible stretch.

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  • SF_Rabbit_Fan
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    Originally posted by RabbitObsessed View Post
    Paterno knew about all of the allegations and continued to allow Sandusky to use Penn State facilities. That's pretty bad. And no one is saying that the investigation isn't to blame. My only point was that I disagreed with those saying Paterno "deserved" a better ending.
    Because allegations are enough to ruin a guy's life over.

    There is a lot of monday morning quarterbacking going on in this thread.

    It is what it is. If Sandusky is guilty, he will most definitely pay for it. Paterno did do a ton of good.

    I hope someday I'm not judged by my least common denominator.

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  • witness
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    Originally posted by jack power View Post
    When was it reported to the police? Who reported it?
    JoePa reported it to the Chief of Police.

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  • Madi V:)Mitchell
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    Originally posted by Theee Catrabbit View Post
    One mistake that involves the knowledge of harming children for the rest of their life? It shouldn't be absolved because you coached football. In the end he showed no character. He was just worried about his legacy and his precious university, which really showed the kind of guy he was, as well as the kind of people he worked for. This wasn't a "I saw Jerry Sandusky smoking a joint on campus." This was the brutalization of children by someone they held in regard and another person in held in high regard found out and did the minimum to report it. The witness should have interfered as well and kept pursuing the matter since Paterno had not. It's not a little mistake.
    It shouldn't matter the mistake even if it's the biggest mistake of your life. It doesn't have to ruin someone's life and it shouldn't make you or anyone else believe that he's a bad guy or whatever else you people think.

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