And 911 or CPS would've wanted an EYE witness. That's just the way it is. My team of teachers once had to report to CPS because a student told us his dad punched him. The worker made it sound like we had done something wrong. In that instance, I still think the kid was telling the truth, but CPS did nothing. This happens more than you know. He reported the allegation.
Stacy, I don't know what school board you work for but my mom is a principal and she has to report, sadly, a lot of child abuse cases. This is not how it works in Louisiana. She calls the police. The police takes the child down the station and my mom follows them to the police station in every case. Then she follows up on the case so she is not held responsible.
Sorry if I am not all choked up. He didn't rape anyone but his and the entire staff who knew don't deserve to be remembered for anything more than people who didn't do enough to stop the rape of children. Paterno, the ginger, the president anyone else involved. Sorry you can do tons of bad things and be forgiven allowing this to happen isn't one of them. RIP Paterno.
You can't say what you would have done. Did you know .. over 90% of all rape victims.. "freeze". Have you seen the video's, where actors set up a scenario where "thugs" are beating some helpless person ... and the passer bys .. just keep on passing by? Where it was caught on tape where a person was beat to death ... while the crowd sat there and watched in horror ... but not a one stopped it?? Like I said .. none of us can say how we would handle anything until after we've actually found ourselves in the situation .. where we can say how we "handled" it. JoPa is a man .. he's not a superhero. Cut the guy some slack. What he did was right ... it wasn't wrong ... he notified his superiors ... but apparently, not right enough for the armchair folks.
So if this was your child what would you have done or even your grandchild? You would just say hey, he is a great coach. You can pass by a crime and still call 911. Happens at Mardi Gras all the time. That is why I don't go to Mardi Gras downtown anymore. Last time I went someone decided to drink and drive and ran over 2 people you know what I did... picked up the phone and called 911. I didn't have to confront the drunk who just sat in his car and did nothing. Don't tell me what I would and would not do.
What most morons dont realize is that Sandusky was not Joe's employee, and not a close personal friend. THis is a 70 something year old man, who lacked the tools to cope with this kind of issue, who took it up the chain of command. The fellow he sent to talk to the administrators gave them full details and it was these guys that let the system down. I am disgusted at how many have crucified JoePa. He was informed, he knew he really did not know how to handle it, so he reported it to his boss. Again, he could not "fire" Sandusky, he could not beat him up. If he had done more that go up the chain, he would have run the risk of "getting out ahead of policy" and anyone that has been in any size organization, knows that ain't good. BTW, I have both kids, and a brain. The rush to judge an be PC turns my stomach.
As demonstrated by a few Bama fans after the NCG. The problem with your example, though, that you didn't know the person driving the car, and that immediate medical attention was required by the victims. That's not the situation in Paterno's case. Look, I don't want to excuse JoePa in his failure. However, I understand it. A friend, who he knew for a long time, was accused of the most vile thing imaginable. It often doesn't register properly. When you are locked into a profession where loyalty is so prized, overcoming the inertia to trust your friend is often too great a task for the majority of us. Unless you have personally reported a good friend for a tragic crime, you really don't know what you will do. I wish that JoePa had done more--we all do. I cannot erase the bad things he didn't prevent, but neither can I erase the good he has done throughout his life. RIP, Joe Paterno.
Well, count me among the 10% that knows exactly what they would have done; especially if I had witnessed the grotesque incident in the locker room.
I don't recall JoPa seeing anything in the locker room. But .. let me know what you do when you actually find yourself in that situation. We'd all "like to think" that we are in the 10%, but the reality of it all is, 9 of 10 of us are just blowing hot air. You never know until you've actually been in the situation. I remember another test that they ran on bullying. Basketball, one of the actors was an endomorph, gay, not very athletic. Other actors were instructed to bully the kid, then they introduced another kid, who was not in on the act. The other example was with girls. Out of the whole scenario .. you see guys try and divert the situation to something else. Only 1 girl out of the whole bunch stood up to defend the attacked. She was a site to behold, .. a very morally grounded person who just would not tolerate such behavior. Her mom was so proud. The other moms .. not so much .. even though, some of them were sure their kid would shut it down.
