“I think that people are jumping on Joe Paterno because that makes more news than writing about the actual alleged perp..”
This isn’t tunnel vision, it’s intermittant vision. Joe Paterno’s silence got even more children raped than would have been the case if he’d actually been the Man he liked to pretend that he was.
You’re right. Paterno should have announced the real reason Sandusky was kicked off the coaching staff back in ‘99. I wonder how that would have went over.
Is anyone asking questions about who, if anyone, has the responsibility for responding or reporting allegations of sexual abuse? Government employees have training including who to call to report suspected wrong doing. The Catholic church has police background checks and special training to recognize signs of sexual abuse and where to report; the Boy Scouts of America for years has a requirement for similar training of all volunteers who have contact with children.
What does Penn State have in the way of training to recognize signs of sexual abuse, responsibilities of the supervisors and staff, reporting, and individuals responsible for taking action and following up? Or is that discouraged or ignored because universities are leading the way to personal freedom, acceptance of homosexuality, same sex marriage, etc.?