The Grand Jury report stated the Paterno met the legal obligation under the Pennsylvania State Code, in fact, the law did not require Paterno to do more what he did.
You say that “Ordinary citizens who learn of child rape are morally obligated to seek help for that child.” I agree with this statement. However, what is the moral metric that you have now invented to judge whether someone has acted morally and should we apply to everyone now for every crime?
What if Joe called the police and the dispatch at the police taken down the information. Has the moral metric been met, or does Joe have to commandeered a squad car and personally arrest Sandusky? This is why we have laws in the country.
Apparently Paterno informed Curely. This was also in the Grand Jury report.
“The Grand Jury report stated the Paterno met the legal obligation under the Pennsylvania State Code, in fact, the law did not require Paterno to do more what he did.”
I understand that. Hopefully this case will highlight a need for that “legal obligation” to require more of adults who, sadly, should have known better.
” However, what is the moral metric that you have now invented to judge whether someone has acted morally and should we apply to everyone now for every crime?”
Why is this so difficult? Why is it so hard to expect people to pick up the phone, dial the police, and say, “hey, I’ve got an eyewitness to a terrible crime here in my office. Could you come on over?”
Up to that point - MM had received terrible advice from 2 men who should have known better.
JoePa could have done alot right then and there to help the boy. He did not. He punted to Curley - but only after waiting until the next day.
You do understand why that alone is a terrible thing?
The faster the police can get to a rape victim, the better the quality of the evidence against the rapist.
And after telling Curley? The next meeting did not occur until a full week later.
“What if Joe called the police and the dispatch at the police taken down the information. Has the moral metric been met,” Yes.
“or does Joe have to commandeered a squad car and personally arrest Sandusky? “
I haven’t seen anyone anywhere make that claim. Have you?