No, Joe Paterno didn't do the right thing. Neither did the janitor or the graduate assistant, identified as Mike McQueary,both of whom were eyewitnesses to Sandusky's alleged crimes against children. No, the administrators didn't do the right thing. Nobody did the right thing at the time. Everybody was playing CYA, and to hell with the kids involved, assuming these allegations are true. Even if the allegations are eventually proven false, it STILL doesn't matter because the people involved STILL have to report it as soon as they are made aware of it. It is not up to them or their superiors to decide whether somebody is telling the truth--that is up to law enforcement, child protective services, and the courts. It is not up to them to cover their asses or worry about their jobs if they do the right and legal thing. My God, people, this isn't rocket science.
I find it very hard to believe law enforcement thinks Paterno met his "legal obligation" to report to school authorties when in fact he was supposed to call the cops/child protective services. Sandusky would have been arrested on the spot in 2002, and other kids would not have met abuse.
The ONLY correct and legal thing was for ANYBODY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INVOLVED, TO HAVE REPORTED THE ALLEGED CRIMES TO POLICE AND/OR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IMMEDIATELY. This is true in virtually all states in the United States. It does not matter if you are a public school teacher, a college coach, a psychologist, whatever. If you even suspect child abuse, you--not your superiors, not your neighbor, YOU--must report it.
It's one thing if you are like me and were falsely accused in a bogus civil action of "failing to report" something that never happened in order for the plaintiff to cash in, but the Penn State thing is something else altogether. This is a criminal matter, and it appears there is enough evidence to go forward with it. It's probably just the tip of a huge iceberg, as Sandusky's Second Mile organization was founded in 1977--a kind of Boys & Girls Club outfit helping disadvantaged youth, not just boys by the way, according to the organization's webpage--and probably as a scheme to lure victims into his pedophile web. There may be dozens, if not hundreds, of victims. We will never know.
Penn State must completely clean house--from the president on down--as soon as possible.
A couple of the mothers of the alleged victims speak out.
It's just unbelievable.
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