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per ESPN:

Joe Paterno "probably" should have finished out the 2011 season instead of being fired, outgoing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett told The Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday.

"They probably shouldn't have fired him, they probably should've suspended him," Corbett told the Inquirer. "He probably should have been given the last three games, not on the sideline."

http://espn.go.com/college-football...-fired-pennsylvania-governor-tom-corbett-says

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Joe Paterno "probably" shouldn't have let his buddy rape little kids while he sat there and did nothing.
 

Breakin' The Plane said:
Joe Paterno "probably" shouldn't have let his buddy rape little kids while he sat there and did nothing.
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This. Come on PSU.......come on. You're supposed to be better than this. The willingness by so many there to try and completely whitewash the facts and attempt to act like nothing of epic proportion happened there under Paterno's and so many others watch is unfreaking believable.
 

I'm sure Penn St is doing their best to put this behind them. As they should. It was a dark part of history. The most horrible acts of human nature were associated with their university. The Joe Paterno part was a no win situation. If they hadn't acted, they looked like they weren't punishing and they wanted someone to take the fall. The best thing Penn St can do now (in the public eye) is to work harder than anyone other public institution to promote child safety. Whether they should have statues and be able to recognize JoePa as the legendary coach he was, that is a tough decision. Maybe after some amount of time they can.
 


I always laugh at the statements of politicians (of any stripe) on their way out the door. It's almost like "Finally I can really say what I truly think." Although I don't agree with Corbett's conclusion, I can only imagine how he has been bottling that up.
 

50PoundHead said:
I always laugh at the statements of politicians (of any stripe) on their way out the door. It's almost like "Finally I can really say what I truly think." Although I don't agree with Corbett's conclusion, I can only imagine how he has been bottling that up.
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Alot of people think he was implicit in hiding the scandal as well, he was involved in the investigation into allegations of Sandusky's abuse before elected govenor and found nothing. Absolutely sour grapes from a guy who actually might have been more guilty than Paterno in allowing the abuse to continue.
 

"Something not very good happened," Corbett told reporters on Nov. 9, 2012.

That is what you say about vandalism, rowdy fans, or athletes cheating on tests. Not very good includes a lot of wiggle room including good, ok, a little bad, so-so. Coaches molesting children should fall under very bad, terrible, horrific.
 

Move this, and all future Penn State abuse threads to off topic. Personally, I hope everybody who turned a blind eye spends eternity getting buggered by a bigger, more powerful force. But this has zero bearing on Gopher football anymore, and does not belong here.
 




What Paterno did erases any and all good he ever did in his life. Shouldn't have been fired? Dumbest thing I have read this year.
 

saintpaulguy said:
Move this, and all future Penn State abuse threads to off topic. Personally, I hope everybody who turned a blind eye spends eternity getting buggered by a bigger, more powerful force. But this has zero bearing on Gopher football anymore, and does not belong here.
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Couldn't disagree more.
 





Dr.Don said:
Paterno is dead. Leave him alone.
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No. There are numerous bad people that are dead. Should we not continue to condemn them? What's the threshold? You're a smart person, where does that line get drawn? Obviously Stalin, Hitler, Mao make the cut. How about Pinochet? How about Dahmer?

Paterno didn't kill anyone, obviously but evidence suggests that he was complicit in horrendous crimes.

To me, people that continue to get deified despite evidence to the contrary to this extreme don't get the benefit of being left alone when they die.
 


I'm with Reusse on this one. I think JoPa had a hard time telling his head from his arse the last 10 years. He was just a figurehead coach. Does that absolve him from the scandal? I think a case can be made either way.
 

Sometimes other comments summarize well:

John Daniels • Top Commenter • Co-Executive Producer at Redneck Rivals TV
Maybe I didn't follow this closely enough. I thought Paterno was instrumental in getting Sandusky removed as coach when the first allegations came about even though no charges were brought. Then he reported what he was told about the second allegation to his superiors who basically did nothing. I guess with hindsight you could ask him to do more, but to actually come to grips that a man you worked with is a sexual predator of young children is more than difficult. To suggest he actually covered up anything is a bit ridiculous as well. In fact, without some proof something actually happened it would have been incredibly problematic to suggest Sandusky had done anything improper.
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• 151 • November 6 at 8:58pm

Jeremy Waite • Top Commenter
Nebraska Fan here, and if you had followed the case past what ESPN or CNN put out you'd know that Paterno followed the proper steps, and actually told his AD and the police about the allegations. When they didn't throw Sandusky in jail, Paterno assumed (like most would) that the allegations were unfounded. It wasn't Paterno's job to perform a police investigation, nor was it Paterno's job to remove Sandusky from an office that Paterno had no supervision over. But hey, ESPN and CNN told you he's a bad man, and Freeh made up a very opinionated report that was based on zero facts, so naturally you know the whole story.
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• 251 • November 6 at 8:42pm

From the ESPN comments section.
 

I'm always amazed at how history changes with time. Some facts get reordered. Other facts get ignored. Suddenly the failure to protect becomes "he did everything right."

If you can't get administrators to act, then you take it to the police directly.
If you can't get the police to act, you make a formal complaint so internal affairs or an outside agency get involved.
If you can't stop the attacks any other way, you assign an escort to the suspect.

Did any of these activities happen? None of them happened. The most important thing to remember is that once you know about a crime, you have at a minimum an obligation to follow through.

What did the investigation into Penn State find? Nobody followed through. Some things were hidden. JoPa was involved in that cover up.
 

It all comes down to whether you believe the contemporaneous notes the Freeh committee based their findings on. Namely, that the administration was ready to proceed, but JP warned them off. Those who find them credible are on one side of the debate, those that don't are on the other side. I find them credible.
 

cncmin said:
Sometimes other comments summarize well:

John Daniels • Top Commenter • Co-Executive Producer at Redneck Rivals TV
Maybe I didn't follow this closely enough. I thought Paterno was instrumental in getting Sandusky removed as coach when the first allegations came about even though no charges were brought. Then he reported what he was told about the second allegation to his superiors who basically did nothing. I guess with hindsight you could ask him to do more, but to actually come to grips that a man you worked with is a sexual predator of young children is more than difficult. To suggest he actually covered up anything is a bit ridiculous as well. In fact, without some proof something actually happened it would have been incredibly problematic to suggest Sandusky had done anything improper.
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• 151 • November 6 at 8:58pm

Jeremy Waite • Top Commenter
Nebraska Fan here, and if you had followed the case past what ESPN or CNN put out you'd know that Paterno followed the proper steps, and actually told his AD and the police about the allegations. When they didn't throw Sandusky in jail, Paterno assumed (like most would) that the allegations were unfounded. It wasn't Paterno's job to perform a police investigation, nor was it Paterno's job to remove Sandusky from an office that Paterno had no supervision over. But hey, ESPN and CNN told you he's a bad man, and Freeh made up a very opinionated report that was based on zero facts, so naturally you know the whole story.
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• 251 • November 6 at 8:42pm

From the ESPN comments section.
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So from a legal standpoint he may have done what he was supposed to. From a moral standpoint, he fell way short. I don't think that makes him look a whole lot better.
 

Remember, the Big Ten's greatest critic, 'Ol Joe, who wanted to go run and hide in the ACC or Big East ....

"Perception is Reality"
 

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