What’s your point?
He’s dead.
If he were still alive and went on trial for covering-up child sexual abuse, do you think that the verdict would be substantially different than that of Jerry Sandusky?
We live in America, not Cuba or Iran , people are entitled to the presumption of innocence. I thought we believed in the 4th amendment as conservatives. I guess we just decide when we don’t like someone that individual is guilty of something. That is my point.
So.....basically the NCAA (along with the media) is pinning these crimes and any knowledge solely on PSU and apparently the one guy who is no longer here to defend himself.
I guess no one else, at other universities, had any knowledge of these crimes and chose to remain silent.
Yea, right......
YES
“If he were still alive and went on trial for covering-up child sexual abuse, do you think that the verdict would be substantially different than that of Jerry Sandusky?”
My guess is yes, it would be.
My understanding is Paterno heard some allegations and reported them to his superiors at the university. If nothing happened, he might have assumed they were BS. When allegations came around again he might have assumed they were BS just like the last time.
What would you think if a friend and co-worker, a family man who has a foundation that helps kids, someone you have known for 20 years, is accused of molesting children? Wouldn’t your first reaction be to doubt it and suspect someone is lying about him?
I don’t know if Paterno met his legal requirements or not, but I bet getting a conviction would have been difficult.
Paterno probably failed in his responsibilities, but I think there has been a rush to transfer blame to him because his death made it convenient. Paterno trusted a long-time friend who turned out to be untrustworthy. Sandusky is the one who was raping little boys, not Paterno.