Sunday, July 22, 2012
University removed bronze statue of former football coach Joe Paterno Sunday.
On Monday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) handed down sanctions to Penn State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts of sex assault earlier this month. According to an investigation led by former FBI director Louis Freeh, university officials, including former head football coach Joe Paterno, knew about the crimes that took place on campus, but did not take action to report them to authorities. The NCAA was expected to hand down "unprecedented" sanctions in response, including the possibility of the football "death penalty," which would suspend the program for a period of time. The NCAA decided against that measure, however, and ordered the following, …
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Just because you've fulfilled your legal obligation, should you ignore your moral obligation?
The stories of students rioting at Penn State over the firing of football coach Joe Paterno surprised me. Rioters claimed he did nothing wrong, but I disagree - by doing the bare minimum, he turned a blind eye to repeated child abuse. In 2002, Mike McQueary, a graduate student and member of Paterno’s coaching staff, allegedly witnessed Jerry Sandusky sodomizing a young child in the Penn State locker room showers. Rather than stop the assault, he left, waiting until the next day to report what he saw to Paterno. Paterno in turn reported it to Athletic Director Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, vice president for finance and business who oversaw the campus police. Rather than investigate the allegations or find the child involved or call the …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Joe Paterno is fired by Penn State after 62 years. Was it justified?
Late Wednesday night, Penn State University relieved Joe Paterno, the school’s head football coach, of his duties. Paterno has been a coach at the university since 1950, taking over as head coach in 1966. Paterno is embroiled in a scandal that involves his former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys across a 15-year period. Sandusky is alleged to have committed the crimes while working with Second Mile, a foundation he established to help needy children. Paterno is not charged with any crimes; however, he is accused of not doing enough to help prevent the abuses. Paterno found out about Sandusky’s alleged actions from a graduate assistant and relayed the information to his…
Ridgewood Dad
9:34 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012
Why you guys gotta rip on the Tickle Monster? He's nice a guy, and has a big heart. As well as a large penile instrument. He and I go way back, exploring the wonders of the human body back in highschool. Gotchu jerr bear more ›