[wideawake]

It's not a matter of "letting them off the hook" - both categories of offender deserve the harshest possible punishment.

It's a matter of making a distinction between two different pathologies.

[TsonicTsunami08]

What happened @ Penn State could not have happened without Joe Paterno’s knowledge. Evil prevails when good men do nothing.
He keep silent while children were ravaged to preserve his football legacy.
Sorry to say but I hope Joe is wearing an asbestos suit

[Republican1795.]

No I realize your point but my point was that the editorialists were actually stating that the sentences should be lighter for the those who abuse the older group.