Everyone is probably familiar with the atrocities committed by members of the Penn State football coaching staff against young children. There is little debate that atrocities against children are the worst of all because children cannotdefend themselves and are not armed with knowledge sufficient to understand the emotional and mental harm of the heinous acts being committed against them.
No one would consider such ascts as acceptable...probably even the pedofiles themselves realize this.
However, there is an underlying major concern regarding these events that has niot been widely reported. For days, tgeh campus of Penn State erupted in violent protests because the beloved "Joe Pa" was fired. Technically, he resigned, albeit with a gun to his head. He announced his retirement at the end of the season prior to the public disclosure of the heinous events. He probably knew what was coming.
The campus erupted in violent protest. Busses were overturned, fires started..BECAUSE A FOOTBALL COACH HAD BEEN FIRED!! Paterno admitted knowing what was going on and he made lame efforts to report it. His tacit acceptance of this is despicable. He could have and should have done a lot more to prevent this from occuring in the future. Yet, he did nothing.
The future generation of America turned to violence in this heart wrenching time. The students were ignoring the atrocities and expressing misplaced loyalty to a dark figure (I have NEVER seen him laugh or smile). Would they have done this if Joe Pa was routinely 3-6??? Yes, he produced winners but now his actions and inactions have caused severe damage to many young children. He is not a hero. He is a BUM. Football is never larger than life and I could tell many stories of improper events by Joe Paterno and his staff as a result of my tenure as a certified NFL agent,,,
Paddy Deighan, Esq
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