Cannot Forget the Victims

With Penn State's dismissal of legendary Head Football Coach Joe Paterno, we cannot forget the victims at the hands of former Defensive Coordinator Jerry Sandusky. While we hate to see a legend like Paterno be dismissed in this way, it's the young, innocent boys who's lives changed forever at the hands of a sexual predator that we cannot forget. So much went wrong at Penn State in not protecting these kids. It was and abject failure of epic proportions, that nothing was done to hold Sandusky accountable for these heinous crimes against defenseless children. As former Penn State player Matt Millen said, "If we can't protect our kids, then we as a society are pathetic."

We have to remember, this is not about football. It's not about a legendary coach and his legacy. It's about children getting their innocence taken away from them by a predatory adult. One of the sad things about the press conference that was held by the Penn State Board of Trustees late Wednesday night was a reporter asking the first question after Paterno's fate was announced... "Who will coach the team on Saturday?". That's the first concern, really? How about what will be done to help these victims? Sports is both a great distraction and it also can lead to people not thinking rationally. Most fans are not rational people, especially when it comes to their team. We all need to take a step back, even the most diehard Penn State fan, and realize that this is not about football. It's about adults not doing their jobs to protect kids. Let's not lose sight of what happened at State College. Let's not forget the boys who are the true victims in this. We are Penn State? That's bullshit right now...How about, where is the justice?

Below is the link to the 23-page Grand Jury report on the allegations against Jerry Sandusky. Caution: Material in the report is extremely graphic and disturbing...

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