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BuckeyeMac;2093780; said:
Finally someone at Ped State with the balls to admit a mistake and do the right thing on their own.
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Eh. He's distraught because he wronged his God. I'm surprised he didn't pop a cyanide pill.
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BuckeyeMac;2093780; said:
Onward State facebook page is blown up with people going off on them for reporting this when it wasn't true.
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbE8E1ez97M"]He's Only Mostly Dead- Princess Bride - YouTube[/ame]
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jlb1705;2093794; said:
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jlb1705 again
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matt_thatsme
Ain’t nobody got time for that
1926Buckeyes;2093757; said:
Well said. The guy did a lot of good. Tons of community outreach and other charitable ventures. However, in that one moment, where he could have protected the innocence of many children, he failed. His reputation is forever tarnished but I certainly will not celebrate his passing. I have seen a lot of death in my time on this earth and I have too much respect for life in general to revel in the death of another. That being said, I can't say that I haven't felt relief knowing that a child molester is no longer around to hurt another kid or an insurgent is no longer around to plant a roadside bomb for one of my buddies to hit. That relief is felt because I know that another kid won't be hurt or that my brother in arms won't be sent home in a casket. It is the pain avoided that I appreciate (for lack of a better word); not the death of that person. What pain is avoided by Paterno's passing, when it actually does happen?
This whole situation is sad. My sympathy is felt for the kids who suffered through something that no person should ever have to experience. I also look at Paterno's situation with sadness though. A life of many great accomplishments (not talking about football), all overshadowed by one great failure. Sad indeed.
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Buckeye Nut
Hall of Fame
The people who falsely reported his death should have known JoePed wasn't going to pass on a Saturday. He wouldn't want to ruin anybody's weekend, you guys.
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Mr_Burns
Hall of Fame
I didn't have much respect for his wins record he achieved as a figurehead, and I lost the final amount of the respect I had when I found out he enabled a child molester. While I will never take pleasure in the death of another human being, there is a lot more shit in this world I should feel bad about before I feel bad about the death of someone who didn't mind innocent kids being raped.
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This. There are some people whose lives will forever be effected by the inaction of a few people. A lot of them are members of the Paterno family, from his wife on down. I feel for those people not just for how their lives have been ravaged by this scandal, but for the sudden decline of a loved one. Lung cancer is a [censored]. I lost my father to lung cancer, and it can happen in the blink of an eye. I just hope the victims of those crimes (who JoePa will forever be linked to), and the families all find peace one day.3074326;2093792; said:
Okay, that's pretty good...Buckeye Nut;2093812; said:
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
MercerBuck85;2093549; said:
Nope. Just a guy who allowed little boys to be raped in the ass for a decade because acting upon the knowledge that he had would have damaged his holier-than-thou, pristine reputation.
Fuck him.
Burn the corpse in an oil drum.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGFXGwHsD_A"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGFXGwHsD_A[/ame]
But by morning, he's probably going to be....
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5kv8QeBBc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5kv8QeBBc[/ame]
But by morning, he's probably going to be....
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5kv8QeBBc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5kv8QeBBc[/ame]
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maximumblitz
Buckeye Samurai of Big League Blitzkreig
To be sure, I do not support or defend Joe Pa's actions. I renounce them.
However, I have some additional personal opinions and beliefs that I will express.
What I find tragic, is that I believe that collectively as a nation, we could be overlooking one of the most important lessons available to us. The lesson is described in the FBI report intended to help local police departments. It has been on the web site of the missing and exploited children web site for over 5 years:
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC70.pdf
In the words of the FBI: "Last and most importantly .... Regardless of intelligence and education and often despite common sense and evidence to the contrary, adults tend to believe what they want or need to believe. The greater the need, the greater the tendency. Page 138".
My personal view and application of the FBI report is that what is alleged to have happened at PSU is not an aberration, but the common response. If the law of averages holds true, even possibly a few of those most critical of Joe Pa could miss the most important lesson about natural human tendency. According to the "law of averages" and the "law of human nature", history will repeat. It is only once someone has been convicted or once there is a large amount of evidence collected by authorities that people flip to the other side and become indignant. If the FBI is right, Joe Pa (and reportedly, to a much larger extent, those above him) did what any average Joe, myself included, would tend to do. I make personal note of the FBI's caution to me, as an average Joe, to avoid the trap of the average Joe.
The actual alleged crime involved was only the tip of the iceberg. All the alleged grooming and horsing around with children went on for many years before-hand and was in plain view for all to see, not just those on the hot seat now. In the words of the FBI: "Parents/guardians should beware of anyone who wants to be with their children more than they do. Page 55".
I urge all to read and study the report. I believe the report has uncanny wisdom. I believe the alleged PSU incident reconfirms the report. It is just one more example in the treadmill of history.
I do not support the PSU actions, but I do believe I might have empathy for them. If the FBI report is right, there was an apparent normal human response. That does not excuse the response. However, I take careful note for myself, lest I fall into the same alleged trap.
If Joe Pa does die before the trial, I suspect any justice would be less likely for the alleged victims.
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any university or law enforcement organization or any government organization. I don't live in PA. I am not an attorney. I am a cautious and proactive parent.
However, I have some additional personal opinions and beliefs that I will express.
What I find tragic, is that I believe that collectively as a nation, we could be overlooking one of the most important lessons available to us. The lesson is described in the FBI report intended to help local police departments. It has been on the web site of the missing and exploited children web site for over 5 years:
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC70.pdf
In the words of the FBI: "Last and most importantly .... Regardless of intelligence and education and often despite common sense and evidence to the contrary, adults tend to believe what they want or need to believe. The greater the need, the greater the tendency. Page 138".
My personal view and application of the FBI report is that what is alleged to have happened at PSU is not an aberration, but the common response. If the law of averages holds true, even possibly a few of those most critical of Joe Pa could miss the most important lesson about natural human tendency. According to the "law of averages" and the "law of human nature", history will repeat. It is only once someone has been convicted or once there is a large amount of evidence collected by authorities that people flip to the other side and become indignant. If the FBI is right, Joe Pa (and reportedly, to a much larger extent, those above him) did what any average Joe, myself included, would tend to do. I make personal note of the FBI's caution to me, as an average Joe, to avoid the trap of the average Joe.
The actual alleged crime involved was only the tip of the iceberg. All the alleged grooming and horsing around with children went on for many years before-hand and was in plain view for all to see, not just those on the hot seat now. In the words of the FBI: "Parents/guardians should beware of anyone who wants to be with their children more than they do. Page 55".
I urge all to read and study the report. I believe the report has uncanny wisdom. I believe the alleged PSU incident reconfirms the report. It is just one more example in the treadmill of history.
I do not support the PSU actions, but I do believe I might have empathy for them. If the FBI report is right, there was an apparent normal human response. That does not excuse the response. However, I take careful note for myself, lest I fall into the same alleged trap.
If Joe Pa does die before the trial, I suspect any justice would be less likely for the alleged victims.
Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any university or law enforcement organization or any government organization. I don't live in PA. I am not an attorney. I am a cautious and proactive parent.
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