Who cares about his records? HE ALLOWED CHILDREN TO GET RAPED SINCE THE 70s
Penn State to honor JoePa
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Why do you think that matters?
As post after post of yours piles up in this topic, it bothers me more and more that somebody as willfully ignorant as you will be repping Iowa State University.
Yeah I am done arguing. I kind of figured everyone out side of Penn State fans could see how dumb this is. But I guess not
Penn St apparently agreed that all it takes to be a "great coach" is wins. Sounds like you found your peeps. I think it takes more. He was a "successful coach" on the field.
I've got a good compromise. Let's honor JoePa with a plaque made out of a bar of soap and place it on the floor of a dark shower room in the football facilities so that anyone who wishes to admire the man can stand in the most meaningful place that represents that era at Ped state, and bend over to see what it was all about.
CycloneErik
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I was thinking of a photo display. Nothing obscene, just standard head shots.
Paterno gets one with this 2 line caption: ### wins; OK with raping children.
Sandusky gets one: DC/Linebackers. Raped children.
That gets the whole history in there without getting graphic. They'd probably be smiling in their photos, but that just adds to the creepy factor and seems fitting.
I like that. You could have that at the stadium and next to it in the wall say "the cost of their success" and just have the names of the victims and their ages. Most of the people would be anonymous, so it would probably be: John Doe I, 7; John Doe II, 13; John Doe III, 9...
CycloneErik
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The names/ages could be bricks like a donation wall to symbolize their unwanted contribution to Ped State's football success.
We're screwed up, but we have good ideas.
Yeah, acknowledging that while he was winning all those games, his defensive coordinator was raping little boys and he turned his head the other way.
Just take a second to consider the absolute lunacy of this post. This is a University acting on their own free will. There is no obligation they are under to have a ceremony to commemorate whatever accomplishment this is (the story is so ridiculous in general I haven't even bothered with the specifics). You act like they are under some compulsion to recognize him.
And now I'm curious how you see this going:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, if you would please turn your attention to the middle of the field for a special presentation. Today, we honor the life, well no, not really, the legacy, well, better not, and the career-- yah, the career, that's it-- of Joe Paterno. We take this opportunity to do what Boards of Regents before us have done for many years, in ignoring the obvious character flaws that led to the continued molestation of young boys, as we look at Coach Paterno's many, many records. Let us stand and join in unison while we spend exactly 5 seconds booing Coach Paterno the person, followed by exactly 10 seconds of applause for his coaching feats."
You shouldn't report a rape because the law requires it, you should do it because its' s the right thing to do. Having knowledge of what was happening and not being bothered to do anything above the bare minimum because he had a football team to run says more about his character than anything else he has done.
I don't think it's a coincidence that Paterno died shortly after all this came out. They ruled his death as cancer related, but I think the guilt of everyone finding out what was allowed to go on under his leadership at PSU consumed him. He may not have pulled the trigger, but he was holding the gun. No amount of wins should be celebrated.
Hey, guys - we've got some posts toeing the line of personal attacks. Let's stay on the good side of that line.
Wait, so we should celebrate the wins and denounce the blatant disregard for children's well being simultaneously? That is like suggesting Germany should celebrate the greatness of the 1930's and early 40's while simultaneously denouncing the holocaust and the unwarranted aggression demonstrated by the "Third Reich".
