No guys, I didn’t work for the govt. I worked for Walmart for many years and they were emphatic that you didn’t go to the police and you didn’t talk about it to anyone but your boss, and you don’t ‘follow up’ because it’s confidential and they can’t tell you jack. I don’t agree with it but that’s the way it is in this over-litigated world.
Would I have done something? Yes, even if it cost me my job or worse. Should they have? Yes, though I imagine like most people they thought their bosses would take care of it quickly and effectively. I know the most well intentione and nicest people who in situations do the dumbest and wrong things and thought they were right the whole time. But there’s a bigger point here.
That was the only incident involving Paterno. There were many others outside of Paterno’s sphere of knowledge and influence that were reported to Curley and Schultz and the university police AND the missing-now-declared-dead DA, and nothing happened - repeatedly. Paterno deserves to go but they were the real gatekeepers and they were neck deep while Paterno was - so far - boots deep.
What I’m saying is the media is doing a reverse-Alinsky. The are freezing and polarizing Paterno and LETTING THE BIG FISH GET AWAY. I know the Spanier the president was fired too but it’s still bigger than that. This may be a ring and if we let the media bait us into a feeding-frenzy on Paterno the real players may get away.
Don’t let the big fish get away.
Agreed.
There are a lot of people with a lot of bravado about what they would do if they were in that situation. Most of them would crumble like the grad assistant and the janitor. I was in that situation, followed the company policy, reported that I was contacted by the accused and the incident was properly handled. I was told by the boss that I had followed the policy perfectly and as a result, the accused’s lawyers folded their cards. I was also told that if I hadn’t followed policy, I and anyone else who tried to wing it would be dismissed. Multimillion corporations with multimillion lawyers who have expensive risk policies and strategies that they teach every year to their employees don’t look kindly on wildcatters.
Paterno's fault. If he had stood and and said and done the right thing but he did not. The gall of the old guy. The first thing he said to the media was "If these charges are true". Good God. He knows they are true. He has agreed to testify against them.
And his 'pep rally' last night. It was all about him. He was smiling, laughing talking about how great life was. He is in the spotlight because of who he is and how he acts. As I said last night, 'I don't think his mind works right anymore.'