[chuckee]

The act took place on university grounds.Paterno did not witness it. It was only reported to him as part of the chain of command. Paterno did report the transgression within the university chain of command when it was reported to him. It would literally take 10 to 15 minutes to get to the top of the chain and be reported to the police. The question is where did it break in the chain. That is the guy responsible. Must everyone in the chain go directly to the police. Is Paterno to be held accountable for his superiors even though he did not witness the act with his own eyes.I think many are being too hard on the guy

[Sonny M]

To me, the weird and unexplainable part, is that Joe Paterno, never even asked the G.A. what he saw (The G.A. now WR coach, only stated to seeing something innappropriate in the shower happening with Sandusky and a child.........that "innapropriate" action, was Sandusky brutally anally raping a child).....

Joe Paterno, after having made his phone call, never spoke up again, not even telling Sandusky what he had heard, and has no questions in regarding to Sandusky being banned. He fullfilled his legal obligation, but he failed miserablly on his moral obligations.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

" Is Paterno to be held accountable for his superiors even though he did not witness the act with his own eyes.I think many are being too hard on the guy"

Let me ask you something. If anyone in this "chain of command" had been told that the 10 year old boy who had been sexually fondled or sodomized or whatever by Jerry Sandusky had been their child or grandchild, do you think any of them would have thought twice about going to the police? Or would they have just kicked it upstairs up the "chain of command" and let the "higher ups" take care of it.

[Know et al]

Is Paterno to be held accountable for his superiors even though he did not witness the act with his own eyes.I think many are being too hard on the guy.////

How long after he reported the incident was it that he realized that no action was taken? At some point he should have known that there was a breakdown and should have pushed the issue.