My Misplaced Sympathy for Joe Paterno

i want to say, what has been alledged is horrendous and if it is true (which it seems it is) Sandusky is a vile human being.

I have not read the 23 page grand jury report, I dont not need to hear the descriptions of what happened. But What i would like to know is what people knew...

Joe obviously knew something. McQueary told him something. What exactlyt was it?

People say, "He admitted he wished he had done more, he knew." I understand. Hindsight is 20/20. Have you ever years down the line put two and two together and realized, "oh, dang, how did I miss that before?" Everyone looks at it as if he was in the shower with Sandusky watching.

I always hope for the best and want to be full of grace. We live in a land where people are inoccent until proven guilty and yet everyone (outside of Penn State) wants Joe crucified. I dont have a problem with removing him as coach, figure this stuff out, PLEASE!

Again back to my optimistic outlook. Joe hears from a grad student something is amiss, he reports it to his superiors and some changes are made. Obviously not enough changes, but one might think, "Hey, the school looked into it, this is what they found, this is what they decided, okay, the situation is handled."
I know, very naive.

On the radio one personality said, "people around Sandusky knew, they always know." That isnt a fair statement. We all have secrets, dark parts of ourselves that we hide. People with sicknesses like the one Sandusky seems to have, usually work really hard at hiding it. There might be clues that people might see, but those people dont go around talking about thier sickness in their regular life.

I guess I hope for the best.

Sadly, we may never really know what happened and who really knew what and when.

Obviously McQueary didnt see enough of an issue to keep him from working with Joe...

My heart still breaks for the families. the lives that have been tainted and innocence lost.