Sandusky retired in 2000.

anyone bolding the first half of what i said ignoring the rest is not worth acknowledging. i'm not this guy. i don't have life experiences like this guy. that was my point.

and yeah, sandusky didn't work for penn state at the time. that would be a different situation.

Yeah but you're a better person than Triumph, who confirmed sucks at life.

agree with this post. I think it is your moral responsibility to call the police after stopping it yourself, but I dont think it should be your legal responsibility.

no, I understood you perfectly, but you are trying to justify his behavior by saying it was his dream job opportunity. If that is what was going through his head he's a terrible person.

Yeah, the dream job rationalization is hilariously awful. Best to go with he freaked out and then thought he was doing the right thing by going to Paterno versus actively protecting a predator in order to protect his job, because the latter is way, way worse.

(not trying to make light of this stuff, if anything it's the opposite--it's gross to actually see the ages/dynamics of the kinds of kids in play here, and because the pervy creepshow in the video is ofc nothing compared to Sandusky as described in the grand jury report. And I don't even have kids yet, which I'm guessing will probably further ramp up the "kill first ask questions later" reflex.)

why are these two options mutually exclusive, because clearly they're not

Because if he thought he was doing the right thing, his job security wouldn't be an issue. If his thought process was 'Calling the cops is the right thing to do, but nah, I'll just take it to Joe because that protects my job and it's almost as good', that's still pretty scummy.

okay true, but put yourself in his shoes. You do all of this, and then still see this cretin around school/team and still with boys? How do you not elevate it then at that point???

You think potential employers will hold it against him?

"You know Ginger, that thing at PSU, you don't seem like much of a team player, so sorry we are gonna pass and instead hire this guy who chugs the company kool aid."

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/25/ca...affles-police/

So back in 2005 the Centre County (where Penn State is located) District Attorney disappeared under suspicious circumstances and remains missing.

eta: This is the DA who was in office back in 1998 when authorities were first contacted about Sandusky and who declined to prosecute

Wow wtf show is this? We've come a long way since the '70s I guess? If this creep kissed my daughter I'd interrupt the show and get in his face. What a sick bastard.

this actually sums up rat pretty well

LOL at a jury convicting someone who stops a child rapist while he's RAPING a 10-year boy. That's a defense attorney's dream case.

eww. I read your post before watching, and I actually think the opposite in many regards. Kids are pretty ****ing safe today, but society is crazy ****ing irrational over adults being anywhere near kids that aren't their own (or even are their own). Like, people getting kicked out of parks for not being there with their kids, or thinking a barber is a total creep job for giving a kid a pat on the head or some ****. It's absurd.

But yeah that dude is wicked creepy.

I'd like to think a to kill a mockingbird type thing would happen, but rat is probably right.

Statement from the Paterno camp. Seems like they're setting up McQueary to take the fall here. It's bull**** how they've handled this and they all should be gone.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/ind...atement_a.html

So not only did he not go to the police because of fear/career outlook/etc.. but now the people he went to are setting him up to take the fall?

His decision seems worse every passing second.

jesus christ. no wonder that kid that witnessed the sex act take place didnt want to go to the police. this whole story is beyond embarassing and even makes me ashamed to say i have family members who are penn state alumni.

this

killing and/or disabling the PU coach raping a 10-year old at the time and calling cops...gee what happens at the point? i lose my job? i get black-balled?

or the cops test the kid and now dead/disabled coach?

****ing **** god ****ing dammit. i need to stop reading about this.

Sadly, wayyyyyyyyy too much

reading about this is the exact reason why i'm afraid to get my CCW. i keep a gun with me everywhere: all 3 levels of my house there's one, in my car, etc.

but if i were allowed (and there's no reason other than $100 and one saturday morning i couldn't) to carry one in my belt or pocket, something like this would be a quick-fast judgement.

i know how the internet accepts posts like mine...'omg internet tough guy blahblahblah'...but i know me.

if i walked back into a locker room for legit reasons and heard a 'slap slap slap' coming from the showers...god help me (GOD HELP ME) if i see what the GA saw. if the old man ended up on the ground, i would stomp his face into the ground.

in 13 hours i will be a calm, accepting, motivatiing teacher. i will have annoying students with asperger's and probation officers and adhd in front of me and i will give every single one of them the benefit of the doubt. but if i walked into victim #1's situation, i would apparently be going to jail for manslaughter.

penn state, poe paterno, the athletic director and the president of the university need to be severely punished for NOT STOPPING THIS ANIMAL. they covered up the original crime and thus let further crimes happen.

my wife just literally had to come over and calm me down over this.

Well if it makes you feel any better, wots is that PSU plans on waiting this out as long as possible. Paterno already seems to be off the hook in the media.