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Decanonized Mythologized Disgraced Ped State Monster Coach Joe Paterno (Zombie Icon)

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Honestly, I couldn't give a damn. I never had much of a good opinion about or respect for JoePa well before the Sandusky issue. Once it became apparent he was hanging on to that program, likely to its future detriment, and the cult that formed around him and his program that was it for me. I might have felt a bit of sympathy had the Sandusky issue not happened, or come out after his death, but now...yeah, whatever.
 
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Any and all sympathy today should be directed towards those victims of Sandusky who were violated AFTER Paterno was made aware (certainly 2002 but probably 1998) and subsequently put the interests of his legacy and image ahead of calling the police and putting an end to Sandusky.

This scandal didn't tarnish his legacy. It IS his legacy.
 
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Oh8ch;2093938; said:
I would like to see the next post attacking Paterno come from someone who - since this scandal broke - has done ONE FUCKING THING besides curse Joe Paterno. Someone who has written a check to SafeHorizon. Counseled a child. Reported Uncle Fritz.

"Disgraced" because he didn't do more? We could all do more.

I am neither condoning nor forgiving him for his lack of action. But Joe Paterno is NOT the face of child abuse in this country. Jerry Sandusky abused those kids.

Joe done bad. He also done a lot of good. IMO his thread title should simply read "Former Coach of Penn St".
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OK. I served on several in several capacities on the largest child welfare organization in Africa, ran promotional campaigns for leading companies that produced hundreds of thousands of dollars for them, and helped other child protection bodies financially and with my advice.

It is not for me to judge Joe Paterno. As it says in the writings of every major religion, judging is for God alone. I am sorry, not that Joe Paterno has died but that he has died now. It is unfortunate that he had no time to improve the tattered image that he leaves behind--an image of a man who knowingly allowed child abuse to continue. Did he really do "everything he could" to bring the man who lived across the street to justice? Of course not. Was his lack of action motivated by a desire to run up his winning record? Perhaps. Is he the only one who covered up this unholy mess and allowed it to continue? Of course not.

Paterno deserves our prayers, because he is presently witnessing the consequences of his actions. But, his lack of action should not be ignored. As he said himself, he could have done much more.
 
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My father died of small cell carcinoma last year. He swerved left on center on 33 heading back home to the family farm in late May. During the medical inspection they found a tumor that turned out to be cancer. He was hospitalized for a fall and caught pneumonia during that stay. He survived exactly two months going throught painful treatment, which was the same life expectancy if we did nothing. I will cry. I am crying now as I write this. Not explicitly for Joe Pa but for all the suffering from the situation. I watched Randy Paucsh's Final Lecture last night. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BODHsU3hDo4"]Randy Pausch's Final lecture last night[/ame]. I cried then too. I think of all the things I wanted to say to my father and all the things my father wanted to say to me. I believe Joe Pa is a fundamentally good man who made a serious mistake. If Joe Pa lived longer and had more life in him, I am sure he would have liked to say I'm Sorry and I Was Wrong.

RIP
 
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Tanner;2094131; said:
I think he was a good man who acted like a coward in his moment of truth. That will always be a part of his legacy and character.

Still, he helped a lot of people in their life.

Rest in peace.
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He helped countless people over the past 40+ years. And he obviously failed some people miserably as well. As with most people, what he leaves behind is complicated, imperfect. Not a saint, not a demon, just human.
 
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BrutusBobcat;2094067; said:
Hammurabi was a long time ago. I'm more of a new school "if you take an eye for an eye, the whole world will be blind" kind of guy.

RIP, Coach Paterno.
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That's great and all but tell me you would feel that way if somebody, god forbid, raped or murdered your daughter, son, wife, etc.

You might go to court and tell the judge you feel sorry for him or whatever, I'd go to the judge and tell him you either death row that bastard or I will send him straight to hell myself.

fuck that kumbaya shit. all due respect.
 
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Never want to see anyone die but on the brightside, true justice is now expedited. He may have done what was legally required of him but a fundamental principal of law, as stated by the great Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes,is that law on earth cannot remedy all evils. Now that JoePa is subject to law that transcends law on earth, he will get his proper judgment. I won't pretend to know what that may be, but only take solace in knowing the justice will be served.
 
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