[cgbg]

Good bosses never assume anyone does their job correctly.

They check, at a time and place and method of their choosing, usually quietly, usually in a way that the person being checked on won’t know about.

It is possible Paterno was not one of those good bosses, but I would want to see a lot of evidence in other areas to convince me that was the case.

[ConservativeInPA]

I do not think Paterno saw it as his job, so he had nothing to follow up on. If someone who worked for you saw a murder or insert any crime, and you had nothing to do with the victim or the perp, would you think it was your job to follow up on your employee going to the police? Remember Paterno fired Sandusky. Sandusky was not with the football program, and Paterno didn't like or get along with Sandusky. In other words, Paterno thought it was the responsibility of the police, not his.

Perhaps I am supposing too much. Bottom line for me is I don't know what was in Paterno's heart or mind. No one on FR does. The media never did. As a rule, I don't condemn people unless they have been tried and convicted (I even have exceptions to that these days). Look at the way Kyle Rittenhouse has been treated and that is with plenty of video for all to see. But he's been condemned by the media and even resident Brandon. With Paterno there was no video, just piss poor reporting from the media, based on rumors and I suspect somethings that were just made up. I wouldn't under play the hatred many had for Paterno simply because he was a conservative and involved in politics in PA.