"The decision to remove the statue came ten days after the release of a scathing report by former FBI director Louis J. Freeh which found that Paterno had conspired with three other top Penn State administrators to conceal allegations of child sexual abuse made against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. According to the Freeh report, the motive was self-serving: to shield the university and its football program from negative publicity."
Whatever the motivation or cause for Paterno's actions,, they were nevertheless IMMORAL and ILLEGAL and the VICTIMS of his actions were Children.. ACTIONS have consequences and Paterno's are no different..
If EVER there was a PRIME example of that old saying,, " A Lifetime of GOOD works can be cancelled out by ONE heinous deed.." THIS is one of them..
Paterno should be a lesson to ALL of us.. "All that is necessary for EVIL to Flourish is for GOOD men and women to stand by and do nothing.."..
ALL the MORE so if that man or woman takes a willing part in HIDING it from view..
Paterno To Remain in Brown Hall of Fame: Did the University Make the Right Decision?
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2012/09/15 18:57:30
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Late Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno's reputation has taken a hit of epic proportions in the last year. The statue honoring him outside of Penn State was removed, as was his spot on a famous on-campus mural. The NCAA also took it upon itself to vacate his wins and college football records. Paterno's alma mater Brown University, however, has opted to take a different route.
The Ivy League university has chose to have Paterno remain in its Hall of Fame, despite damning evidence that linked him to knowing about child molestation going on at Penn State and refusing to take proper action. Brown did remove Paterno's name from awards he won while at the school. He attended Brown from 1946-1949 and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 1978.
Paterno passed away in January, but not before his legacy became completely tarnished due to the Jerry Sandusky scandal. His family has vehemently denied the accusations brought against him. Brown has received heavy criticism for keeping Paterno in the Hall of Fame, but it was agreed upon by its governing board.
The Ivy League university has chose to have Paterno remain in its Hall of Fame, despite damning evidence that linked him to knowing about child molestation going on at Penn State and refusing to take proper action. Brown did remove Paterno's name from awards he won while at the school. He attended Brown from 1946-1949 and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 1978.
Paterno passed away in January, but not before his legacy became completely tarnished due to the Jerry Sandusky scandal. His family has vehemently denied the accusations brought against him. Brown has received heavy criticism for keeping Paterno in the Hall of Fame, but it was agreed upon by its governing board.
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Top Opinion
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Hawkeye 2012/09/15 21:14:52
what is the saying,
I came to bury paterno, not praise him
I would think, for all involved, to bury paterno , and move on, of course it is a little tough for those 12 or 15 boys that got raped to move on .. or their families to forgive and forget ,,
Joe got bent over the table at Penn State
When one has a case of cancer, the doctor uses methods to attack the cancer, you don't just gut the patient and brag that you got it all!. We see from our slaughter houses that only a carcass exists after such treatment.
I used to hate Penn State because of the arrogance of those Penn State grads and rabid supporters I knew, who seemed to have a passion for making other feel small. No one, not even Penn State deserves to be effectively stated out on an ant hill to be stripped of its life!
HALL OF SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he is joe paterno and I do not care what he allowed , it does not matter if he permitted a child rapist to do his molestation ,with paterno's knowledge in the football locker room ..
none of that counts , he was a foot ball coach , that is all that counts..
wow, how can some people live with them selves, the rapist , the accomplice , the people that accept child ass rape as ok.. damn,
............ you do want total separation, don't you ?
The Law will compensate the victims with Jerry Sandusky's estate if the case should be heard ..... and a Defamation of Character suit by the Paterno family should add a few million to the 6 million Penn State owes the Patern estate.
Want cash for the victims .... Body Parts .... start dismembering Sandusky and auction the parts, starting with the least life effecting and working right up to his still pumping heart ..... if he has a rare Blood Type, keep him going for a few pints more.
You didn't think I came by the name ' Intolerant ' by accident, did you ?
Reason I say this Dave .... what would the Top Dog do to you if you circumvented the Chain of Command at your employment .... Whistleblowers usually end up with the short end of the stick.
Paterno wasn't about to go to the police and jeopardize his job so he followed Chain .... and the Top Dog wasn't about to go to the police because they were fearful of repercussions from the LGBT Nazi's who have the Media by the short-hairs .... may I present Chick-Fil-A as Exhibit A in the repercussions department.
I think we all know that Joe Pa was a pretty upstanding man .... can you picture him letting some kid(s) being used as an anal cum dumpster without entertaining the thought of getting his knuckles bloody .... me neither. I give him credit, I'd have handled it somewhat differently.
.... a D A who was investigating the Charge years earlier .... rather coincidental that a man the size of Sandusky with a D A peering into his history suddenly has No Charges and no D A behind him any longer ..... ya' think Paterno may have been just a little nervous of a guy who likely ' Off'd ' a D A ?
Simon Wiesenthal ..... just found Waffen SS Johann “Hans” Breyer in Philly, 70 yrs after Auschwitz