I'm disgusted by the handling of the Penn state scandal

[land sea air]

It's been brought up again with Joe Paterno's death last Sunday and frankly I'm pretty disappointed by the response from students etc. (at least the response that's being reported everywhere). I feel that there is an "all is forgotten" atmosphere around the funeral and the university in general. I feel that he should not be remembered as a hero and that the things that he DID NOT do far outweigh the (very numerous and some admittedly very good) things that he did do throughout his long career. Perhaps I would feel differently if I were a student at Penn state which I am not, perhaps I would feel differently if I were a sports fan which I am not. I have a close friend who is a former student (and huge N. Lions fan) there and she was as disgusted and disturbed as I was when the allegations came to light so those things don't always matter. As far as I'm concerned Sandusky is done for, he's been caught and I hope that he will pay DEARLY for his crimes but I think there were other crimes (perhaps only from a moral standpoint) that have to be answered for. I guess I'm more focused on Paterno because of the outpouring of seeming support both after his firing and his death but he isn't the only one. Fulfilling ones "legal obligation" to tell someone else who tells someone else etc. is utter bull:censored:

Why didn't Mike McQueary intervene? Instead he told Paterno who instead of notifying any authorities passed the concern up the line, potentially allowing the abuse to continue for SIX YEARS before any formal investigation started...

Try to keep it civil I'm sure there are plenty of people who feel strongly on both sides of the issue.