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In order to volunteer to help at my daughters' Catholic school I had to pass a background check and attend three hours of training about how to spot abuse and potential abusers. After the training I realized that there had been numerous instances in my life where I may have been watching a potential abuser at work but had no idea what was going on. It is not obvious unless you know what to look for because I think most of us want to believe that it is a one in a million sort of thing and sadly, it isn't. It is way more prevalent than any of us want to believe and an abuser can be anyone; male, female, single, married, straight or gay.

I haven't read the charges, I don't know exactly what Paterno was told by McQueary. If McQueary saw something illegal, it is on him to call the police. If he told Paterno he saw something illegal, it was on Paterno to tell McQueary to contact the police, he was the witness. Obviously, Paterno needed to do more if he was told specifics. I'm just not sure that that was the case. Yet.

Obviously, Paterno needed to do more if he was told specifics. I'm just not sure that that was the case. Yet.

Good post, but your kind of thinking - - waiting to get more information before cutting somebody's throat - - doesn't really fit into the mob mentality of the small-minded knee-jerk hordes around here. If Paterno was part of the coverup, then he should share a cell with Sandusky. Like you, I'll wait for more facts and information rather that yelp in smug indignation.