Poor guy. He did EXACTLY what he should do and gets beat up. Not to worry though, he is up with God now and not down in this hell hole place where you are judged wrongly without even being wrong. God Bless Joe, his family and Penn State.
I never went to PSU, so I never rallied around the university like a lot of people did in my area.
However, I think far too many people are lashing out on Paterno, which allows a lot of the more guilty parties like the Trustees get away.
>He did EXACTLY what he should do and gets beat up.
Not sure I agree with that. How many more children were molested because of what Joe and the rest of them could have done but did not do. There’s plenty of blame for a lot of people including Joe.
Let's see now ... he gets a report that JS is buggering a little boy, and he forwards that report.
To that point, you're correct.
But then, by all accounts I've heard, nothing else ever happens and JS continues to use the PSU facilities, with little boys.
Are you really claiming he (Paterno) had no responsibility to further inquire "Hey - what about Jerry buggering that little boy I told you about - what ever became of that?"?
Or could he just wash his hands and say "I did my duty"?
Really? I think God might have a different opinion as to where He would send someone who looked the other way while a close friend and colleague was sodomizing little boys for many, many years.
The fact that the Paterno-creep allowed that pervert to continue even for a minute makes me think that JoPa is probably not in the Northern paradise, but rather down South where he's probably getting a room ready for Sandusky when he shows up.
No pity for Paterno whatsoever . . . none. I'm very disappointed that we didn't get to see him in prison jammies wearing handcuffs, being hauled to prison.
Paterno was a pos. But im just a little bit biases. Nevertheless, the whole story is sad.
The biographer writes that Paterno was "devastated" when he was fired, which leads to one of two conclusions:
Either he was "devastated" because he failed in his humane duty to protect innocent children (in which case your assessment of the "poor guy" conflicts with Paterno's own assessment of his behavior); or
He was "devastated" because he -- along with his legacy -- was fired (in which case he really was an even bigger POS).
My take anyway ...
He knew what was happening and it kept happening. If he had approached coaching with the same “dedication” no one would have ever heard of him.
NEVER—EVER!—turn your back on someone from Penn State.