Does Joe Paterno’s Statue Need to Be Removed?

by Chris D Posted 2012/07/13 20:00:00

Related Topics: Sports, Joe Paterno, Paterno Statue, Bobby Bowden, Statue, Penn State Football, Jerry Sandusky, Coach, Child Molester, Sex Scandal, Penn State, Football

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	Yes, take it down!	372 votes	67%
	No, leave it up!	182 votes	33%

There has been new damaging evidence brought to light in the past few days that Joe Paterno covered up what he knew about child molester Jerry Sandusky in order not to tarnish the reputation of Penn State University and its sacred football program. It seems that Joe Paterno has tarnished his entire legacy, the football program and the university itself by not doing the right thing and turning Jerry in to authorities.

Bobby Bowden, the longtime Florida State football coach, and close friend of Joe Paterno says that the statue of Paterno on the Penn State campus should be removed. Do you agree with him?

SPORTS.YAHOO.COM reports:
When news surfaced of Joe Paterno's connection with a child sex scandal at Penn State, former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden proclaimed that he only wanted to remember the good things about his friend of 50 years.

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gynger.fyer 2012/07/14 05:45:53 (edited)

Yes, take it down!

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All the records in the world won't give those boys their innocence back. We should not idolize people who don't protect children from preditors. When an athlete is found to be doping, they strip them of all their medals. This is no different.
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dale.wheatley2 2012/07/13 21:50:52

No, leave it up!

its not hurting where it is

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Pat to dale.wh... 2012/07/13 23:22:52

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I'm sure it will hurt any of those kids that were molested every time they see it and it will still stand as a monument to a man who knew that children were being abused and did absolutely nothing. He never even approached Sandusky about the accusations. None of them did. I think the statue has to go.

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dale.wh... to Pat 2012/07/13 23:24:46

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ok i didnt know that then in that case tear the thing down

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Common ... to Pat 2012/07/13 23:49:27

What proof do you have that he knew what was going on?

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darwolf to Common ... 2012/07/14 00:03:41

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/...

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Common ... to darwolf 2012/07/14 00:54:35

"sexually abusing a boy in the locker room showers" is what this article says Joe Paterno was told by the young assistant. Is this what he was really told because I haven't seen this in any email or grand jury probing.

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Lana to dale.wh... 2012/07/14 00:01:21

You can't be serious

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santa6642 2012/07/13 21:47:27

No, leave it up!

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leave it be, he is still a great man, just he was not perfect.

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Pat to santa6642 2012/07/13 23:19:26

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He was not a great man. He allowed child abuse to go on for 14 years. Even though he apparently told the powers that be, when he saw nothing was being done about it, he should have gone directly to the police.

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Lana to santa6642 2012/07/14 00:04:12

How can you say that he was a great man ? I live in PA and both my kids went to Penn State and they now know him as scum of the earth which we now know that he is just that.

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darwolf to santa6642 2012/07/14 00:06:25

So if person covers up the fact children are being raped. That makes them a great man. That's sick. I myself would a great man to turn the SOB over to the cops.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/...

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MarinerFH 2012/07/13 21:45:14

No, leave it up!

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Judge a person by the sum total of his/her life, not one mistake.

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Brian to MarinerFH 2012/07/13 21:55:49

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One mistake!, this isn't like he didn't pay his damn credit card bill. how about 14 years of mistakes.

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Pat to Brian 2012/07/13 23:19:53

Exactly!

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MarinerFH to Brian 2012/07/13 23:45:18

You are entitled to your opinion, and I to mine.

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Lana to Brian 2012/07/14 00:05:12

You are right on. Thanks

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darwolf to MarinerFH 2012/07/14 00:08:20

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Covering for child molester speaks louder than anything else he ever has done.

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MarinerFH to darwolf 2012/07/14 01:41:28

Maybe yes, maybe no..???

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bill 2012/07/13 21:41:25

No, leave it up!

You can leave it up, but it will always be a reminder.

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Lana to bill 2012/07/14 00:07:55

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Would you send your kids there. Sorry now that I did !

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Karl 2012/07/13 21:40:13

No, leave it up!

He's dead, so why are we still enacting revenge on him?

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Fred 2012/07/13 21:40:07 (edited)

Yes, take it down!

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As always not the right choices . Put it over Sandusky's grave.

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sammanilla 2012/07/13 21:37:49

Yes, take it down!

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Give it to the wife and put it in the cellar where the boys were that she never knew about.

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santa6642 to sammanilla 2012/07/13 21:48:16

BS

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sammanilla to santa6642 2012/07/13 22:10:18

Barbra Streisand was in the cellar?

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Lana to sammanilla 2012/07/14 00:12:30

+1
Good one !

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Common ... to sammanilla 2012/07/13 23:56:06

That's stupid

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sammanilla to Common ... 2012/07/14 01:24:10

How do you know?

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Lana to sammanilla 2012/07/14 00:11:42

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Not a bad idea at all. Give her a lie detector test. Joe probably told wife something.

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sammanilla to Lana 2012/07/14 01:26:13

If she had a quarter of a brain she would have suspect it for years even if she never heard anything. She was lying from the beginning; you can bet on it.

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Common ... to sammanilla 2012/07/14 02:23:30

Lying about what?

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sammanilla to Common ... 2012/07/14 03:04:35

Lying about not knowing anything that might have been going on in her cellar.

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Common ... to sammanilla 2012/07/14 03:12:14

Are you talking about Paterno's wife?

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sammanilla to Common ... 2012/07/14 03:48:02

+1
Hello!

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Common ... to sammanilla 2012/07/14 15:20:43

I guess you don't know what it is you're talking about.

Brilliant!!!

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sammanilla to Common ... 2012/07/14 15:44:36

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Common ... to sammanilla 2012/07/14 16:37:55

I guess you enjoy talking in riddles.

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Tee Massad 2012/07/13 21:36:35

Yes, take it down!

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Yes because he did not do enough to help these young boys, by reporting it the Authority off the Campus. Like REAL LAW ENFORCEMENT Officers!

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darwolf to Tee Massad 2012/07/14 00:10:27

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Hell he helped cover it up.

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none 2012/07/13 21:36:02

Yes, take it down!

Not too smart having a monument for a pederast.

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