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Originally Posted by gidget529  I do not get the Asst Coach who walked in, saw a grown man having intercourse w a child in a shower, and did not call 911. |
That is what made the biggest impact with me too!! How could anyone hesitate? I would first make sure to get him stopped and then call police. Then I would worry about reporting to the Administration. People have to get it through their heads that this is a horrible, horrible CRIME! Not just a poor decision, not just getting a little carried away but a horrible SIN and felonious CRIME that needs punishment! I just hope Sandusky NEVER gets out of prison!
As far as Paterno -- it is that mindset of somehow belittling the CRIME that I can't stand. He may have been a great coach but he DID NOT fulfill his legal and moral responsibility! He should have gone to the police, especially when he saw the administration was doing nothing to prevent reoccurrance. He needs to have repercussions beyond retiring just a little earlier than usual with a cushy benefit package. Every single person who they prove had knowledge and did nothing to stop this should have some penalty. That will, of course, never happen but I have faith their final punishment will make up for any lack of fairness here on earth.
I've heard lots of stories about athletes and coaches being let off the hook for petty crimes, but I never imagined a school would let something of this magnitude go on for so long without getting the guy fired and incarcerated!