Penn State Mess

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Originally Posted by W5GA

Are any of these fucksticks in or running for office? All sounds pretty familiar...
Each and every one of these shitbirds got better than they deserved.

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All birds of a feather, Doug. You wash my back, I'll tickle your...

Well, you get the pixture. I almost we didn't get it quite so clearly.

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Originally Posted by W3MIV

It is an error to think that the institutional mindset that ruled these people is any different from that of just about any other "university" in the US. As this sordid tale continues to play out, every other major "athletics program" in the nation is being carefully vetted internally to see if there are any snake hiding in cupboards. Their concern is not children, or ethics, or the value of "sport." Their sole worry is that an "incident" will cost them.

Money is all that matters; all else is incidental.

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I don't disagree, Albert. Maybe I'm naive, but to do an complete institutional smack down of Penn State might spur others to purge and clean up their acts. I can look the other way on extra phone calls and tattoos, but child molestation is beyond the pale. This is some serious shit, and now we have Syracuse involved in their own scandal which suspiciously looks like a similar deal. "Kid friendly" coach who takes waifs under his wing and molests them. HMMMM. Sounds like Sandusky. Sounds like every other pervert we've seen.

Syracuse did the same thing Penn State did. They swept everything under the rug.

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Originally Posted by W5GA

Are any of these fucksticks in or running for office? All sounds pretty familiar...
Each and every one of these shitbirds got better than they deserved.

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What?

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Originally Posted by nx6d

Now we have some pervert at Syracuse U. basketball. Same Shit. different state.

FUCK!

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not entirely ... this was investigated by the syracuse city police at the time (this happened when i was there for my undergrad although i don't remember anything about it from that time) and the police didn't find anything actionable. this was investigated by SU within the last decade (dunno why--must have been another allegation) and again nothing came of it. a second person came forward lately and that's how the issue is again on the front page. there's something fishy going on, but it's not yet clear what. at the time of the initial allegation SU police were fully deputized, so someone did the right thing by bringing it to the city police. i don't think they are still deputized officers now.

i fully expect other programs are going to start showing similar nonsense soon. college athletics have been so untouchable because of the money they attract, and i hope this time makes people more inclined to flush the predators out. i think this really is the tip of the iceberg.

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Originally Posted by nx6d

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And you apologists, you WILL pull the sympathy card for Paterno, and vilify anyone who states otherwise, to you I say FUCK YOU.
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FUCK!

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Very well put. Thank you.

Regardless of the the truth, and it was known for at least ten years, Penn State officials chose to plant their heads in the sand to avoid a scandal. The football program makes a huge amount of money for the school and they didn't want to get any dirt on it. It's all about the money and everyone who knew what was going on either directly or indirectly is guilty of misconduct for not immediately going to the police. All in the name of money.

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Originally Posted by ka4dpo

Regardless of the the truth, and it was known for at least ten years, Penn State officials chose to plant their heads in the sand to avoid a scandal. The football program makes a huge amount of money for the school and they didn't want to get any dirt on it. It's all about the money and everyone who knew what was going on either directly or indirectly is guilty of misconduct for not immediately going to the police. All in the name of money.

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That's the "money" quote. Right there.

Sandusky found guilty on 45 counts: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/22/justic...html?hpt=hp_t1

I say, allow the victims, and their families get some quality time in a room alone with Sandusky.

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Originally Posted by suddenseer

I say, allow the victims, and their families get some quality time in a room alone with Sandusky.

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Isn't that, like, Islamic or something? :lol: