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JRenfro

Jul 12, 12 9:00

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I hope these victims bankrupt the Joe Paterno estate and cause a major dent in Penn State. All those fuckers are scum

http://www.foxnews.com/...e-sex-abuse-scandal/


Taking into account the available witness statements and evidence, the Special
Investigative Counsel finds that it is more reasonable to conclude that, in order to avoid
the consequences of bad publicity, the most powerful leaders at the University –
Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley – repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to
Sandusky’s child abuse from the authorities, the University’s Board of Trustees, the
Penn State community, and the public at large.
The avoidance of the consequences of bad publicity is the most significant, but
not the only, cause for this failure to protect child victims and report to authorities.The
investigation also revealed:
A striking lack of empathy for child abuse victims by the most senior leaders
of the University.
A failure by the Board to exercise its oversight functions in 1998 and 2001 by
not having regular reporting procedures or committee structures in place to
ensure disclosure to the Board of major risks to the University.
A failure by the Board to make reasonable inquiry in 2011 by not demanding
details from Spanier and the General Counsel about the nature and direction
of the grand jury investigation and the University’s response to the
investigation.
 A President who discouraged discussion and dissent.
A lack of awareness of child abuse issues, the Clery Act, and whistleblower
policies and protections.

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A decision by Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley to allow Sandusky to
retire in 1999, not as a suspected child predator, but as a valued member of
the Penn State football legacy, with future “visibility” at Penn State and ways
“to continue to work with young people through Penn State,” essentially
granting him license to bring boys to campus facilities for “grooming” as
targets for his assaults.Sandusky retained unlimited access to University
facilities until November 2011.
A football program that did not fully participate in, or opted out, of some
University programs, including Clery Act compliance. Like the rest of the
University, the football program staff had not been trained in their Clery Act
responsibilities and most had never heard of the Clery Act.
A culture of reverence for the football program that is ingrained at all levels
of the campus community.


(This post was edited by JRenfro on Jul 12, 12 9:07)


Rodred

Jul 12, 12 9:08

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Re: So how many millions is Penn State going to lose. [JRenfro] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
Not enough to make up for the crime.

Heads should roll and lots of jail time should be dished out liberally for anyone involved.

~
“The instinct to survive is human nature itself, and every aspect of our personalities derives from it. Anything that conflicts with the survival instinct acts sooner or later to eliminate the individual and thereby fails to show up in future generations.


Robert

Jul 12, 12 9:30

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Re: So how many millions is Penn State going to lose. [JRenfro] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
The pedagogical value of this incident should be quite high, particularly if the university must spend millions recompense the victims. I've heard that Penn State has actually had an uptick in alumni donations since this started. They will need the money....

The biggest problem with child abuse is people's unwillingness to face it head on. Denial is often the first response. "No way Joe would let that happen..." For instance.

In my mind, not stopping it is worse than doing it.

Spanier and Shultz and Curley should get the book thrown at them.

--Robert
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~Anne Frank


JRenfro

Jul 12, 12 9:37

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Re: So how many millions is Penn State going to lose. [Robert] [In reply to] Quote | Reply
I saw on the news the Paterno's spokesperson, before the report was released and that guy is one slick and slimy bastard.

Paterno's estate is going to get reamed.