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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
so the "greatest generation" thought it was ok to turn a blind eye to child molesters? pretty fucked. so much for the idea that this generation is lacking any morals or ethics.
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Again, we disagree on what "turning a blind eye" is. If Paterno hadn't gone to his superiors then I'd say he was guilty of a cover up. Because he told someone, ANYONE, he didn't turn a blind eye.
I read somewhere, I don't recall where, that McQueary told Paterno that Sandusky was "horsing around" with some kid in the shower. What does horsing around mean? I don't even know. I'd find it strange that a man was in the shower with a little boy in the first place but imagine an 85 year old man that's PROBABLY losing some of his faculties. Ignorance? Yes. Turning a blind eye? Not in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
i'd agree thats its no as well. however if someone told you that he was molesting kids or something similar, would you of continued to stay there and not say anything about it? doubtful. whatever paterno did or didn't do (which i am fully able to say i mixed up in earlier posts) it seemed he felt it was in his best interest no to make much noise about it. if people want to blame that on generational things or whatever, i feel thats a cop out and just an excuse.
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Here we disagree on what defines "much noise". See post above for the same answer. I don't believe it's a cop out.
Hey, I don't know Paterno. He could have TOTALLY covered things up, but I'm not going to judge it that way based on the information I've read. But anyone that says he WAS covering things up based on what's public knowledge is simply speculating. Being adamant about it just makes them sound ridiculous and irrational because they simply don't know. Maybe it will come out in the future that Paterno hid things more than we know AT THIS POINT. MAYBE it'll come out that he did even MORE to nail Sandusky and protect the children than what we know AT THIS POINT. Neither I, nor you, nor anyone in this thread knows anything concrete other than...
He told his superiors-FACT
He wasn't indicted by a grand jury-FACT
That's all anyone knows in regards to Paterno's DIRECT actions in this matter. To me he did what he was supposed to and a grand jury saw it that way too. Anything more is speculation and defamation.
And no, I don't believe that if someone told me this guy was molesting children I'd turn a blind eye. My thought process would be to first tell the parents and make THEM aware. That's protecting the children. What I'd do after that, I can't honestly say. Call the cops? Maybe, but again, I'm going on hearsay unless I see something which would be an ENTIRELY different situation.
lol honestly thinking about it I WOULD call the police if for no other reason than to let THEM deal with it. At that point, unless I actually SEE something, it's out of my hands. Sound familiar?