Penn State protects child rapist that was former famous D-Coordinator

[zinfamous]

Sorry Zin but the pedo coach that is thread is about is only the arrest-du-jour and illustrates the chronic problem we have of educators and coaches that are arrested evey single day in America and in vast numbers annually for molesting and raping. This coverup also spanned a couple of decades and is also not uncommon in education systems.


You still havent told me what you thought about my idea. I think its brilliant and needs to be seriously considered. ()

what idea? I probably ignored it because you still seem incapable of making the vast, cavernous distinction that exists between raping children and engaging in sexual conduct that breaks professional standards and morality.

You are comparing things that are incomparable. I can not engage with you in discussion when your argument is bereft of even the basest of intellectual distinctions.

 

[Miramonti]

interesting that the DA disappeared

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...ky-Has-Been-Missing-Since-2005-133615093.html

Interesting, but DA's make a LOT of enemies...

 

[Drako]

Interesting, but DA's make a LOT of enemies...

Seems more likely he committed suicide, but it's all speculation at this point.

He wiped the hard drive clean on his laptop, removed it from the laptop, and threw it in the river. His car was parked near the river, and his body was never found.

 

[alien42]

The coaches and staff members that knew about this and didn't go to the police should all be sent to jail. Letting a child be molested and protecting the pedophile should be a very harsh penalty in of itself while pedophiles should be executed.

no one has brought up Sandusky's family in this thread. i find it difficult to believe that much of this occured right under his wifes nose without her having an idea of what was going on.

 

[torpid]

The grand jury testimony indicates that the head of university police told the investigators at the time to drop the case in 1998 even though there was very solid, credible evidence of a crime. What's happening with that guy right now? Harmon I think is his name.

 

[SP33Demon]

Interesting. Didn't know Matt Millen was associated with them.

*not implying anything*

Just saying interesting given his very emotional interviews on ESPN.

To be fair, I'd take anyone Second Mile puts on their website with a grain of salt. If you listen to the Lou Holtz interview from yesterday, he said he wasn't on their "advisory board" even though they listed him there.

Only yesterday did I realize I was on their advisory board. I have had no contact or correspondence with Second Mile or Jerry Sandusky since 2009 with the exception of thank you notes for one of their most successful events.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7214183/statement-lou-holtz

So basically anyone who has done a single event is now on their "advisory board"? Shady as hell.

 

[purbeast0]

so fucking tired of hearing about this crap on all the sports talk shows during the day at work.

 

[Via]

so fucking tired of hearing about this crap on all the sports talk shows during the day at work.

Agreed.

I listen to 670 the score on my commute every day, and I'm getting so tired of Boers and Berstein's sanctimonious bullshit I might have to find a new staion for a while.

They were unbelievable yesterday.

 

[zinfamous]

sports talk shows are garbage anyway. They do nothing but feel yoru head with mush, convincing you that the info under discussion is somehow relevant in the real world.

 

[hclarkjr]

so fucking tired of hearing about this crap on all the sports talk shows during the day at work.

better get used to it, this is going to be like the OJ fiasco so many years ago. on the news every day

 

[BoomerD]

No chance. This is a HUGE story.

But it won't be huge for long. The average American doesn't care beyond the "a child was molested" part. The rest will quickly blow over and be gone from the news media.

 

[waggy]

But it won't be huge for long. The average American doesn't care beyond the "a child was molested" part. The rest will quickly blow over and be gone from the news media.

I disagree. the avarage American does care. the people in charge of the news stations don't and once something else big comes out they will drop this and cover whatever else happens.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Not sure if this has been posted yet (don't have time to look), but the NCAA has released a statement:

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect...ber/president+emmerts+statement+on+penn+state

Regarding the ongoing Penn State criminal investigation, the NCAA is actively monitoring developments and assessing appropriate steps moving forward. The NCAA will defer in the immediate term to law enforcement officials since this situation involved alleged crimes. As the facts are established through the justice system, we will determine whether Association bylaws have been violated and act accordingly. To be clear, civil and criminal law will always take precedence over Association rules.

Mark Emmert
President, NCAA

So, the athletic department may have some more issues down the road.

 

[Ns1]

Not sure why this is a "huge" story to anyone outside of PSU

 

[BoomerD]

I disagree. the avarage American does care. the people in charge of the news stations don't and once something else big comes out they will drop this and cover whatever else happens.

No one outside the immediate Penn State area gives a shit about Joe Paterno and his staff, and while I agree that the story will last as long as the media continues to cover it, I disagree about the amount that people care.

This is just another "manufactured story" by the media. (not saying there's no truth behind it...just that the level of hype is manufactured by the media.)

 

[shocksyde]

But it won't be huge for long. The average American doesn't care beyond the "a child was molested" part. The rest will quickly blow over and be gone from the news media.

I disagree. My friends are in an absolute furor over this, and rightfully so.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

But it won't be huge for long. The average American doesn't care beyond the "a child was molested" part. The rest will quickly blow over and be gone from the news media.

If this were a child being molested in an after-school camp, then I'd agree with you. But college football is, for lack of a better term, unbe-fuckin-lievably huge in the US. The fact that this happened at one of the most storied schools of the past decades under the tenure of the most successful college football coach of all time? Yeah, it's going to be huge.

 

[BoomerD]

I disagree. My friends are in an absolute furor over this, and rightfully so.

Why? How does it affect them?

Their furor is driven by the mass media.

 

[rcpratt]

Think you're wrong on this one, Boomer.

 

[shocksyde]

Now we're arguing about how long people will care. Awesome.

 

[shocksyde]

Why? How does it affect them?

Their furor is driven by the mass media.

Why must it affect us in order for us to care?

 

[BoomerD]

Why must it affect us in order for us to care?

"Care" and "furor" are completely different.

Think you're wrong on this one, Boomer.

Wouldn't be the first time...we'll have to see how it plays out over the next couple of weeks.

 

[vi edit]

Not sure why this is a "huge" story to anyone outside of PSU

When you have the firing of one of the longest tenured, and most recognisable coaches in NCAA history because of his (in)actions in a decade long coverup that spans across multiple levels of administration including one of which is the President of the BCS and with continuing details forthcoming about further activies that were happening.....

it's going to make a bit of a ripple in the sports community.

 

[waggy]

When you have the firing of one of the longest tenured, and most recognisable coaches in NCAA history because of his (in)actions in a decade long coverup that spans across multiple levels of administration including one of which is the President of the BCS and with continuing details forthcoming about further activies that were happening.....

it's going to make a bit of a ripple in the sports community.

not to mention a child molester with 40 victims that was covered up it tends to make the news.

 

[shocksyde]

"Care" and "furor" are completely different.

Why does something have to affect us in order for it to make us furious?