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A harsh view of Paterno -- (link)

Posted by mara Nov 7 '11, 14:44

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"Paterno is in the peculiar position of being a deeply selfish, half-crazy old man who the national media continue treat with kid gloves" (www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)

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Now, I can't say I've ever been in McQueary's position, but I'd like to think that if I saw a man sodomizing a 10 yr old boy, I'd kill that man. -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 15:00 12
- yeah, I don't get that. How were the police not called? -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 15:16 3
  - My understanding is that the "university" police were notified. Not the state police. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 15:20
  - Because the graduate assistant didn't want to jeopardize his future in the program. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 15:17
  - The Cult of JoePa. -- nm - nubby Nov 7, 15:16
- didn't we have a big story a few years back about a Hockey Camp dude abusing boys? - groiny Nov 7, 15:14 7
  - not a hockey camp, but major junior level. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:20
  - That Fleury and Sheldon story? -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 15:17
  - the brother of a good friend of my sister actually -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 15:16 4
    - Oh wait, was the the thing with the Leafs? - Reagen Nov 7, 15:21
    - it was a pretty big collection of kids abused in that case too? nm -- nm - groiny Nov 7, 15:17 2
      - Graham james, huge story (which became huge again when it was learned he was coaching again (can't remember where though)) -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 15:21 1
        
        Spain, IIRC. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:21
I realize now that I don't know what Joe Paterno sounds like. For some reason I imagine him speaking like Peter Falk. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 14:59 2
- - -- (link) - Ender Nov 7, 15:10 [youtube] 1
  - So I wasn't that far off, then. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:13
Thanks for posting this Mara - there are some really good points made here. IMHO -- nm - BroDuckJen Nov 7, 14:55
WTF! "The local district attorney, who for unknown reasons decided not to press charges, disappeared in 2005 and was declared legally dead in July" -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 14:50 6
- Huh. And Scott Paterno is a Clinton Death List guy. - Reagen Nov 7, 15:05 1
  - Yeah, it's really hard to just ignore that quote, try as I might. -- nm - Mop on Macbook Air Nov 7, 15:06
- Yeah, Ray Gricar - Brian Nov 7, 14:53 1
  - Possible suicde, but quite strange. -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 14:59
- That would be just grand if it turned out to be connected and resulted in a murder charge. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 14:53
- I know !! -- nm - mara Nov 7, 14:51

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