Really? I can believe it, though, considering how shoddy their reporting has been so far.
Are we totally informed. No, No one is
That's what I've been trying to get through. I may know more than most, but even so, I still don't know enough to conclusively say anything.
You may not think you are defending him, but your posts might make some of us reading them come to a different conclusion.
I am more defending him from the notion that he is definitely guilty. He could very well be guilty; he may very well not be.
Sorry, but I, the uninformed, am not not biased and blinded by loyalty to a school or program.
I definitely do like Penn State, but I'll accept whatever the facts are and am not blindly loyal. If I was, I'd be defending Sandusky, Spanier, the administration, Schultz, etc.
even CNN said the school officials and media may have handled this badly due to the iconic nature of the sport and coach.
Yes, they did handle this poorly, and that is the general consensus in Happy Valley.
Tho some of the staff may not warrant prosecution, think about it, as a parent, when kids commit the “sin of omission” is just as bad as lying or covering up...maybe worse. This matter could and should have been resolved over a decade ago. Had that happened, lives would have been spared, and the program would likely be stronger than ever. For years and years, this trust was betrayed. My guess is there are countless direct and indirect victims...
For example, it would not surprise me if there are not players on team who encountered Sandusky in his off-duty activities with young boys who were afraid to come forward and have been tortured with the secret for years.
So some reporting finally occured some action finally taken, but it seems it was the bare minimum and lives were damaged because of it.
I just can’t defend this because as a parent, we are constantly trusting the most precious thing in our lives—our children—to the care of others thru sports, school, church, etc.
If that trust is betrayed, it is beyond serious—not only for that family, or the institution, but for the entire society. That is why I am so incensed.