Maybe I shouldn’t even write anything regarding the Penn State situation. But seems every one has a say so here goes.The victim’s and their families should be and will be in everyone’s prayers. These children and well no children, male or female should ever be subjected to such action's from a grown man or woman. To me this is the single most disgusting act by an adult that can be done.
First and for most coach Sadusky, as great of a linebacker’s coach there ever will be, should be taken out back and shot!!! Such heinous acts against children should by pass courts etc and go direct to getting shot point blank!!
My understanding is the pursuit and sub sequential firing of Coach Paterno, for as the board of trustees said “best interest of Penn State” is completely wrong. Yes the best interest should be looked after but even in the press conference, they admit they nothing more than what is on the news to base things on etc and yet fired a man for not doing enough, though all he did years ago was following the chain of command at the University and it wasn’t a problem then. 61 years, Stadium, library, streets to name a few things at Penn State, all because of Coach and his high standards and commitment. 409 wins, 24 Bowl wins, two National Championships, the respect of everyone who ever meet of coached around him, all null in void, because no one did the right thing by the victims, 12 years ago. Not coach!! The campus police, the University President did minimal after the crimes were reported. This wasn’t Coaches’ job to investigate or bring down punishment. It is the campus police and university president’s job to do so, after they were immediately informed by Coach Paterno. Police Chief Shreffler, President Spanner and then DA Gricar all deemed no further actions other than banning Sadusky from any contact with children on campus, was warranted. They failed, not Coach.
Besides the first victim’s high school coach, Coach Miller, who did nothing upon finding them in a shower at the high school, the one person who by far could have done something immediately and definitively was the graduate assistance that walked in on them. Per the grand jury testimony, “heard rhythmic slapping sounds, believed to be sexual activity”. Instead of pushing forward into the shower, and separating them and hell beating the shit out of Sadusky right then, he runs home to daddy. A grown man, ex football player, that is. Then calls Coach and telling him, what we don’t know, but if it was what he testified to, it was sketchy at best. Then Coach Paterno did what he was suppose to do and meet with the University President and Police Chief and advised the men whose job it is to investigate.
Coach admits now through all this, he should have done more. But I believe at 60 some and probably never in a position such as this he believes he did at the time the right thing. Yet now, in the best interest of the University the trustee’s feels he should be fired, not allowed to coach the last games of a legendary career. But the man who saw the heinous act, failed the child epically by not stepping in, never himself calling the authorities still has a job and not fired as of today. Just another University failure!
The investigation isn’t over yet and we are all waiting to hear from more in-depth from Coach, till we know if he did have even more knowledge other than what was told to him. My view remains he was wrongfully released from his life, yes his life was taken from him tonight. Just forget the grand jury had already cleared Coach of any wrong doing or requirement for further legal action!!
Shame and failure should be placed where it belongs and in my view not on the shoulders of one man, who just received a report of and reported these heinous acts.
