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Re: “Joepa should have went to the police.”

with WHAT???

The police’s first question would have been, “What did you see, and when and where did you see it?”

Paterno: “Oh, I wasn’t even there. McQueary said he saw it.”

Two words: HEARSAY EVIDENCE. Not even admissible in court. I am not a lawyer but it is quite likely that the police could have acted only on a report from McQueary, who actually claims to have seen the incident.

This is not to say Paterno should not have told his superior, which he did. The administrator in charge of the campus police department (who was however indicted for perjury) also was told, which means a law enforcement agency DID know about it.

If anybody was in a position to go to the police, e.g. the State Police, with something on which they could have acted, it was McQueary because he was the only eyewitness (other than the boy in question).

Joe Pa, as the most powerful person at Penn State, and the supposed moral leader of the University, should have made damn sure that the pedo had ZERO access to the facility from that point forward, and should have made sure that a full investigation was carried out.

He did neither. He turned a blind eye while little boys were diddled by this creep. He failed. Did Joe Pa commit a crime? No. Did he fail as a leader? Absolutely. Time for him to go.

"with WHAT???"

Are you serious? Are you going to sit here and defend Paterno's actions?? I'm not saying that McQueary and many other's aren't guilty also. If you want to know what I think he should have done, what I would have done. I would have seriously questioned McQueary to ensure he saw what he saw. I would have reminded him that it will get tough for him but if what he said is true, he needs to go to the police now and that I will go with him and support him. If McQueary told him he wouldn't go to the police, then I would let him know that I (Paterno) was going to go to the police and relay what McQueary told me (Paterno). Then let the police interview McQueary and if he wanted to lie to the police, then there's nothing I could do legally.

However, lets keep in mind this was not the first "incident" that Paterno was aware of. There was the incident in 1998 and where there's smoke, there's fire. If the Police could not do anything, I as Joepa would have ensured that Sandusky was kicked off campus and could not use the facilities for his "boys" club.

Did Joepa do any of this? Do you really think he did all in his power to ensure that a rapist was prevented from raping other 10 year old boys? You go on and keep defending Joepa and you're as sick as those kids out there rallying in front of Joepa's house yesterday. Two things we're pretty sure of. Either a lot of people are lying about a very serious charge, or Jerry Sandusky is a child rapist. The other thing we know is that Joepa did the bare minimum to see that justice was done. If you're okay with that and want to defend him, have at it.