by james_woods 85 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
Now that I am thinking about it, Undercover - I believe the Pirro lady made the claim that the police found some kind of evidence that in the days before his disappearance he had searched the web for information on how to destroy computer disk data, or dispose of a computer disk so that it could not be recovered.
That gave them the idea he may have been planning to go undercover - but then, like you say - no evidence exists one way or the other.
One thing that is getting to be pretty clear to me is this: Paterno and the Athletic Director certainly HAD TO KNOW about Sandusky's behavior long prior to kicking him out of association with the school, and the HAD TO HAVE HAD A HAND IN COVERING IT UP.
Nothing will convince me otherwise - a terrible black mark on top of everything Paterno ever did as a longtime coach.
JWoods said: " Paterno and the Athletic Director certainly HAD TO KNOW about Sandusky's behavior long prior to kicking him out of association with the school, and the HAD TO HAVE HAD A HAND IN COVERING IT UP."
Agreed. Authorities are investigating whether Sandusky was forced to retire in 1999 (after the first police investigation) in exchange for a coverup. Mark Madden reported that yesterday when he talked about the rumor of the boys being pimped out to donors. The other thing he mentioned was that they're also investigating whether the Second Mile was a slush fund to hide payments to athletes.
As far as the boys being pimped out, I think when they say "wealthy donors", they're not referring to your average charity giver. Pedophiles have always had ways to find each other and once the word got to that network (NAMBLA?) that for the right price, you could have an eight-year-old under the guise of a charity donation, it doesn't seem that far-fetched anymore.
And, it needs to be mentioned that this went on for at least 10+ years longer than it had too. It is not to much of a stretch to think that perhaps dozens of innocent kids were harmed simply by the coverup - which let this guy keep going from 1999 until now.
One thing that is getting to be pretty clear to me is this: Paterno and the Athletic Director certainly HAD TO KNOW about Sandusky's behavior long prior to kicking him out of association with the school, and the HAD TO HAVE HAD A HAND IN COVERING IT UP.
Nothing will convince me otherwise - a terrible black mark on top of everything Paterno ever did as a longtime coach.
Here is a link to the Sandusky Grand Jury's Findings of Fact. If these actions had been committed by generic citizens and not those attached to an uber-sports program, I am sure they would have been charged with sexual abuse or failure to report a loooong time ago.
I wonder if Saturday Night Live is going to do a skit?
And, now, a new saying for Penn State...."Friends don't let friends go to Penn State!"
Some of the verbiage...ugh...the assistant coach heard a "slapping noise" he associated with sexual activity, noticed the shower light was on, and went to investigate. He saw the young boy with his hands on the shower wall and Sandusky having anal sex with him.
He immediately left shaken (bad move--should have helped the kid), and called his father. The next day he reported it to Paterno. Paterno reported it up the chain, but there is question as to just what he reported--'inappropriate' conduct, etc.
Read the whole post at the link below, but here is the conclusion. . .
" At Pennsylvania State University, a grown man found a blameless child being put through hell. Other grown men learned of it. Each of them had to make their choice, and decide, fundamentally, whether the continuation of their utopia — or at very least the illusion of their utopia — was worth the pain and suffering of that one child. Through their actions, and their inactions, we know the choice they made."
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/11/10/omelas-state-university/
" It is not to much of a stretch to think that perhaps dozens of innocent kids were harmed simply by the coverup - which let this guy keep going from 1999 until now."
I think we're looking at hundreds over Sandusky's lifespan. He was 55 in 1999. There's no way the first time he got caught was the first time he molested. Odds are he started in his late teens or early 20s. How could his wife not know? Apparently they've taken in many foster children through the years as well.
LeavingWt..Excellent article! It just makes you wonder why common sense is so
unbelievably difficult.
