Joe Paterno Must Go!

I am completely disgusted with the hypocracy of Collegiate Sports. The protection of the corporation at all costs has become a common philosopy of the corporate elite. We have become accustomed to hearing of chemical companies poisoning the water supply of a community for the sake of a profit. We have seen Jim Tressel turn a blind eye to "tatoogate" in Columbus,OH this past summer. But never in my wildest imagination could I forsee a University turning a blind eye for the sake of protecting the profits of it's football program to the sodimizing of young children! The Penn State/Jerry Sandusky affair is just another example of what is wrong with Collegiate Sports.

A sign appeared on the Joe Paterno statue outside of Beaver Stadium today...

It has been stated that Joe Paterno learned about the sexual appetite of Jerry Sandusky from his former Quarterback McQueary who found Sandusky sodomizing a twelve year old boy in the locker room at State College. This incident happened in 2002 after Sandusky abruptly retired in 1998. Paterno stated that he took the matter to the AD and basically stated that he washed his hands of this case. Paterno's look of disbelief is almost believable except for the small fact that he was told by his former Quarterback that something incredibly wrong was going on! It has also been stated that the AD met with McQueary and McQueary stated that "nothing sexual" was going on, just a bunch of horseplay.

Decent folk, upon seeing a child being abused, would contact the authorities immediately to protect the child. The cover up of this magnitude for over ten years galls me as it is deemed "not so important" by Penn State officials.

If Jim Tressel can be held accountable for the actions of his players, Joe Paterno must also be held accountable for the actions of his coaching staff. We are not just dealing with deviant sexual behavior of consenting adults. We are dealing with the raping of innocent children by an entrusted member of the Penn State Coaching Staff. The cover up by the Athletic Director and the VP of Penn State is a tacit approval of Sandusky's actions and places the University in a dangerous place. The place of approving of the raping of children. The only way this scandal can be resolved is if Joe Paterno resigns his position, along with all other University personnel who were part and parcel of this cover up! This is a sad day for Penn State Athletics and the University. Penn State is better than this!