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Perhaps Paterno wrongly assumed it was looked into which it was supposed to have been by Curley and the other guy. I said he could have done more to chase it, and yeah he was probably taking an ‘officially it’s their responsibility’ stance, but my point was that Spanier and co, McQueary, and even Sandusky to a degree got off light in the media compared to Paterno simply because of who Paterno was.

In Florida, George Zimmerman it seems, is a hothead jackass and not some upstanding citizen, but I still object to the lynching that went on in the media without any attention to the fact that Trayvon was a thug who probably started the confrontation.

I guess what I am protesting is how the media drives police investigations and court proceedings so much nowadays. They can turn you into a martyr or a monster at the drop of a hat, while leaving out facts that they think are unimportant or that don’t suit the agenda.

...my point was that Spanier and co, McQueary, and even Sandusky to a degree got off light in the media compared to Paterno simply because of who Paterno was.

Agreed.

But ya know, there was no Penn State grassroots fury against these three...other than generalized "upsetness" that their beloved school got pinpointed/upended in a scandal. Had there been a hue & cry @ the grassroots level, then

(a) Curley the AD would have been fired vs. being allowed to be placed on "paid leave" (rewarded for being such a scandal-head); and

(b) Spanier the tenured prof would have been fired vs. being a paid Penn State employee thru November of last year.

Well, please note my "review" post (#37) to another poster. Even if JoePa "assumed" it was to be investigated, at some point in time he realized it wasn't happening. At that point, JoePa made a decision: Do I do right by this boy and be his advocate; or do I mind my own football biz and this kid be damned?...and maybe by the time this scandal will break, I'll be dead or retired.

History has recorded JoePa's decision-making on that one!