Better Than Pancakes: More Thoughts on Joe Paterno

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Reblogged from scramblyhairball

I feel like I should clarify my opinion about Penn State/Joe Paterno more. I don’t think it was okay that Jerry Sandusky got away with what he did (or that he did it in the first place). But this quote from a BBC article makes a lot of sense to me:

“Generally speaking, we all…

YES, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. MIKE MCQUEARY, A GRADUATE COACHING ASSISTANT AT THE TIME, SUPPOSEDLY WITNESSED AN INCIDENT OF ABUSE AND REPORTED IT TO HIS FATHER. HIS FATHER REPORTED IT TO JOE PATERNO. PATERNO, WHO WAS TOLD THIRD-HAND THAT THERE HAD BEEN UNSPECIFIC “INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR”, REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERIOR — AND HAS BEEN FIRED FOR “FAILING TO UPHOLD HIS MORAL RESPONSIBILITY”. ON THE OTHER HAND, MCQUEARY, WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT FIRST-HAND AND DID NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO STOP IT, HAS NOT EVEN BEEN DISCIPLINED AND REMAINS ON PENN STATE’S COACHING STAFF. AS OF LAST NIGHT, HE WAS PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR HIS OWN PROTECTION.

HYPOCRISY AT ITS FINEST.

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