Sixty years of service to the community and very few people are giving him the benefit of the doubt. There’s a three year grand jury investigation that finds no fault with Paterno, yet every asshole with a keyboard - here and everywhere else - apparently knows the exact truth of the story. Rather than believe that a man who has never once shown any indication of poor character in his entire life did what he thought was right - reporting it to his superior and de facto police commissioner along with bringing THE ACTUAL WITNESS to them - people are acting, with NO proof whatsoever, like Paterno knew and ignored it. These people calling for his head are absolutely despicable. It takes an incredibly small human being to accuse a great man of being complicit in something as horrible as child rape with no proof.
I am ashamed these people are on this site. Absolutely ashamed.
I thought it was mainly a liberal trait to try to destroy the lives of successful people.
Having been the target of false accusations by a lying woman myself during the ‘90’s, I am very sensitive to what is going on with both Cain and Paterno.
The claims are unproven and possibly unfounded. Only a TRIAL could reveal the truth (or something close to the truth).
Joe should be given the benefit of the doubt as you say. Where has “innocent until proven guilty” gone?
The man has been convicted only in the “court of public opinion” on the basis of hateful and sanctimonious media reports.
The trustees have shown themselves to be abject cowards. They allowed the MSM to stampede them into canning the most successful coach in America and a MAJOR contributor to University projects.
The fact is that the “gallant” Board has been trying to axe Joe for years: “Too old,” “Out of touch,” etc. The MSM gave them their chance and they lept at it.
I hope Paterno sues them.