Penn State

Danzig · #1 11-12-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by somerfrost

I have always been and will always be, the student athletes at PSU deserve no less!

i've thought on this some more.

the kids who were raped and molested by that ****ed up monster will have to deal with that pain for the rest of their lives. this will haunt them forever. they won't constantly dwell on it, but it will always be there. things will conjure it up in their minds-whenever they see on the news that someone has been arrested for similar crimes, when they read about it, when people talk about it. this will have a lasting impact on them. their life, how they live it, the decisions they make, the person they marry, the children they raise. knowing the life expectancy of the average american male, they have upwards of 60 years or so of this crime to deal with.
i think that institution should suffer for just as many years. there is no more disgusting, vile, despicable act than the depravity that man inflicted on innocent children. those who averted their eyes and refused to see, or admit it, or turn him in because it was so hard to deal with-they never once thought of how hard it was for those who had to endure it. they share the blame, they should.

somerfrost · #2 11-12-2011, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i've thought on this some more.

the kids who were raped and molested by that ****ed up monster will have to deal with that pain for the rest of their lives. this will haunt them forever. they won't constantly dwell on it, but it will always be there. things will conjure it up in their minds-whenever they see on the news that someone has been arrested for similar crimes, when they read about it, when people talk about it. this will have a lasting impact on them. their life, how they live it, the decisions they make, the person they marry, the children they raise. knowing the life expectancy of the average american male, they have upwards of 60 years or so of this crime to deal with.
i think that institution should suffer for just as many years. there is no more disgusting, vile, despicable act than the depravity that man inflicted on innocent children. those who averted their eyes and refused to see, or admit it, or turn him in because it was so hard to deal with-they never once thought of how hard it was for those who had to endure it. they share the blame, they should.

I respect your opinion and everything you say is true but even if you conclude Paterno, McQuery and a number of administrative types are guilty as Sandusky for these horrible crimes, that still leaves thousands of PSU students, both athletes and others, completely innocent. PSU will overcome this and rebuild their reputation as an excellent university and I support them. It's easy to say the athletes can go to another school but many kids have wanted to attend PSU all their lives and surely they aren't tainted by this horrible mess!

Danzig · #3 11-12-2011, 06:08 PM

my oldest talked about going there, i'm glad he didn't. i wouldn't want to admit i'd graduated from there after all this has come out, and i wouldn't want to go there in future. not if that's the type of guy they want to cater to, and allow use of their campus.
it's not the kids fault, but i wonder how many will go elsewhere? and who could blame them?

a reputation lost isn't easily regained, and in this case, it shouldn't be.

clyde · #4 11-12-2011, 06:38 PM

Danny....I think people get your view on the subject.

Is there a way you could shut up already?

Danzig · #5 11-12-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde

Danny....I think people get your view on the subject.

Is there a way you could shut up already?

there's an ignore feature; use it if you feel the need.

i do apologize tho, if i've caused you any discomfort. no doubt you just want all of this to just go away, so you won't have to feel bad any more. after all, we wouldn't want people to discuss such painful things, and make people think about stuff like this, right? we should all just pretend it's nothing to worry about, and just let every one get over it already.

clyde · #6 11-12-2011, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

there's an ignore feature; use it if you feel the need.

i do apologize tho, if i've caused you any discomfort. no doubt you just want all of this to just go away, so you won't have to feel bad any more. after all, we wouldn't want people to discuss such painful things, and make people think about stuff like this, right? we should all just pretend it's nothing to worry about, and just let every one get over it already.

Steven H. Crist already.

Unfortunately...this happens probably at least once a month in just this country alone.

But let one of them be "news worthy"..and all of a sudden everyone turns savage.

We know you want Happy Valley to become Death Valley.Kill everyone who lives there.

Fine...go right ahead.

Danzig · #7 11-12-2011, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde

Steven H. Crist already.

Unfortunately...this happens probably at least once a month in just this country alone.

But let one of them be "news worthy"..and all of a sudden everyone turns savage.

We know you want Happy Valley to become Death Valley.Kill everyone who lives there.

Fine...go right ahead.

actually, it happens more often than that. 1 in 3 girls, and 1 in 7 boys is a victim, what i read earlier today.
but yeah, you're right. it's being blown out of proportion, the number of victims, the years of abuse, the fact that a major university and it's biggest leaders all ignored it. silly me.
nothing to see here, move along...