Post by doc on Apr 11, 2018 13:23:31 GMT
You all know the story, obviously. The movie focused more on the dynamics of Joe's family, the reporter who broke the story and the first abuse victim who came forward. Hard to conclude anything but Joe knew for a long time but I got the sense that he didn't comprehend just how sick and serious the allegations were. That or he just didn't want to know.
I have many PSU friends who defend Joe to the end. That's their choice. I don't have to rationalize or accept it because PSU is not my school. I tell them if you feel like Joe did all he could then that's your choice. But i'll also ask them this question. If it was your son in the shower with Sandusky after Paterno had a clear opportunity to stop Sandusky once and for all but decided to buck it up to the higher authorities, would you still feel like he did all he should have? To me, they (McQueary, Paterno and all the PSU administrators) failed every kid that was abused after they knew about the first one - which apparently dates back to 1976.
Having said that, I have no problems with PSU today. I give O'Brien and Franklin a lot of credit for coming in and cleaning up that mess. It just sickens me when people want to say that Joe got a raw deal because for all the good he did, he played a big role in failing those kids.
I have many PSU friends who defend Joe to the end. That's their choice. I don't have to rationalize or accept it because PSU is not my school. I tell them if you feel like Joe did all he could then that's your choice. But i'll also ask them this question. If it was your son in the shower with Sandusky after Paterno had a clear opportunity to stop Sandusky once and for all but decided to buck it up to the higher authorities, would you still feel like he did all he should have? To me, they (McQueary, Paterno and all the PSU administrators) failed every kid that was abused after they knew about the first one - which apparently dates back to 1976.
Having said that, I have no problems with PSU today. I give O'Brien and Franklin a lot of credit for coming in and cleaning up that mess. It just sickens me when people want to say that Joe got a raw deal because for all the good he did, he played a big role in failing those kids.
