Yes, I have read the grand jury report.
At this point, asking someone in State College whether they have read the grand jury report is like walking into a church and asking if anyone has read the Bible.
After reading the report, which was hard to make through, I thought it was less likely that Paterno was guilty in actively perpetuating the cover-up. However, as I have been saying, we still don’t know.
If you read that report and you still don’t know, you are either dealing with a psychological problem or a reading comprehension problem.
Joe knew the pervert raped a boy. Joe did not expose the truth to the public and the supporters of the second mile foundation. He left that monster to rape boys.
Sorry. It’s hard to come to grips with this ethical failure concerning someone who you respect and highly regard. But it’s important that the lying and excusing stop now. Joe knew. He had the authority, voice and power to ruin the pervert’s operation and rescue a lot of boys (20 have come forward so far now. He did not act to do that.
Here’s an interesting interview with John Ritchie that puts light on men’s difficulty in coming to grips with what happened: