CRAZY!!!

[butterfly77]

I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I AM SEEING! PROTECTING PEDOPHILES. THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE CHILDREN.

THEY CARE MORE ABOUT THIS OLD MAN AND SPORTS NO CARE FOR THE CHILDREN.

Evidently,sports and sports figures trump everything.


What in the hell makes Paterno a hero??? Did he save the little boy who was being raped...

[trumad]

1. Andy Staples from Sports Illustrated....

We'll pause here for a brief public service announcement: Kids, don't drink and approach people with microphones. YouTube is forever. Many of those students will have children of their own in a few years, and then they'll finally understand why so many felt so disgusted by the way those in power at Penn State handled this nightmare. They'll realize they embarrassed themselves, their families and their university. They'll feel awfully stupid about the way they acted Wednesday, so don't be too hard on them. The hangover will come. Someday, they'll realize Joe Paterno wasn't the victim in this case. A bunch of innocent kids were.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/andy_staples/11/10/joe.paterno.fired.penn.state/index.html#ixzz1dItXLU4y

[butterfly77]

2. Some of them may..

know some of the victims or could have been victims themselves. I guess if family pet had been raped they would have gained more sympathy.

I can't believe this shit I am slapping my head,every time I hear some of the comments condoning this.


The students are making the school look even worse. Too bad we couldn't get people in the streets like this when Bush/Cheney was fucking the country in the ass.

[Le Taz Hot]

4. Re: your last sentence.

Not necessarily. Remember Michael Vick -- making millions and loved and adored by his fans. :puke:

[Atman]

3. 1000 Recs!

Great post.

[mwb970]

5. We expect this from the Church, but a SPORTS program? Heavens to Betsy!

Protect the organization, to hell with the people. Reminds me of the republicans!

[butterfly77]

10. Exactly,what I was thinking..

as I watch the media giving credibility to fruitcakes like Bachmann,Cain,and the rest of the rest of the gang...

[progressoid]

13. Sports team / Church team. Same thing.

People can be just as passionate and just as obtuse about both.

[Crazy Dave]

6. If it helps the team the fans don't care n/t

[randr]

7. Hasn't Paterno done enough?

Now the students heap shame upon shame.

[butterfly77]

8. I am so outdone

I feel like aliens have taken over the planet. Unbelievable!

[seabeyond]

9. sa,me thing with the cain thing. cannot have any more evidence the man sexually harasses and abuse

yet people look for dismissing, and validating.

i am having a wonderful conversation with youngest son. as he tries to defend the coach. granted he is young. not an adult. a line. cross over the line. character fail. protect the children. protect the one without power that is abused.

[GoCubsGo]

21. I was about to make a similiar comment.

These kids remind me of all the republicans who have been making excuses for Cain, Perry, and the rest. I wish all their parents had the same conversation you are having with your son. But, unfortunately, I suspect many of their parents are the very same people who are making the excuses for these republican schmucks.

[butterfly77]

27. They all seem to ...

have eomething mieeing in their brains...

[txwhitedove]

11. Because they're kids, they loved him, and first heard he did report it. But

then where does the buck actually stop? Not everyone will "do the right thing" if it involves any personal sacrifice.

[butterfly77]

12. The 10 year old was a kid...

How many more has he not reported???

[OneGrassRoot]

15. Everyone there just learning of this has a lot to process....

I hope that the majority of them, after they stop and think about it and see more reports of what happened, will realize Paterno did NOT do the right thing at all.

As usual, whether it's OWS or anything else, the media is focusing on the most inflammatory comments students are making (the whole visual riot thing surely doesn't help, I realize). But I saw some of them being interviewed saying they're protesting the media and it's inevitable circus atmosphere around Paterno 'cause he's the most famous of those involved -- when they should be focusing on Sandusky and the victims (in a respectful way for the latter).

[TorchTheWitch]

16. if you need to stop and think about it, you're far too STUPID

to leave the house without supervision much less attend college.

WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE MAKING EXCUSES FOR THESE ASSHOLES????

[OneGrassRoot]

18. No one is making excuses for those criminally or even quasi-criminally involved...

Personally, when it involves a large group of people such as the Penn State student body...or even teabaggers...I try my best to understand where some of them MAY be coming from.

We don't even know how much many of them have really heard. College students aren't always the most informed group of people as far as current events, including ones right in their backyard.

But there's no excuse for not being informed, I agree. I just prefer not to think the majority of the world (or at least the US) is full of assholes, so I try to take a deep breath and put myself in their shoes.

[butterfly77]

19. When the story first came out..

the media stumbled all over themselves to protect this man, They praised him and called him a hero,but the only ooe who said right away he has to go is one of the biggest sports fans I know of and that would be Keith Olbermann...

[OneGrassRoot]

20. My viewing of TV coverage has been spotty....

But my SO watches ESPN constantly, and everyone I saw on there -- even when the story first broke -- said the exact same thing. Professional athletes and commentators; I actually haven't seen one defend Paterno or anyone involved.

It's all been pretty much how we (most of us) feel here.

They said Paterno and McQueary need to be gone NOW, and that they wouldn't be surprised if criminal charges were also filed against them for coverup.

I guess I didn't get a feel from MSM as far as how they were covering it. I just know in the last two days it's been Paterno 24/7. Maybe the students only saw that, too.

I don't know...I'm just trying to give some of those kids the benefit of the doubt, that they're not all stupid assholes.

:shrug:

[butterfly77]

23. The first day of the reporting..

everyone I saw in the media were tippy toeing and talked about Paterno with all of the platitudes with hardly a mention of the child,they couldn't praise Paterno enough...

[WI_DEM]

25. They are not 'kids' they are old enough to understand. I get so upset when I hear people

rationalize the behavior of college students because they are 'kids'. They are young adults who should know right from wrong.

[October]

28. Exactly. They are not kids, and it's time for them to face reality.

[txwhitedove]

34. Young adults are still 'kids'. Even knowing right from wrong, they would

still be upset about a hero going down for whatever reason. The first stage of grief is denial. Also the first reports were that Paterno reported the issue. After more review, we all know the problem went much deeper, was covered up, and everyone involved dropped the damn ball.

[butterfly77]

37. Where was the...

hero???

[txwhitedove]

38. "Was" is key, past tense, the students' viewpoint and not yours or mine.

[butterfly77]

39. There are no...

heros in this scenerio..

[txwhitedove]

40. You're being obtuse. "Was" viewed as. Quit using me to boost your thread.

I don't see how anyone could see or know something about a child being abused and not do something about it, but your whole OP was about the students viewpoint which I am sure has been enlightened in the last couple of days.

[butterfly77]

41. My post is about ...

it all you are trying to mince words. As we know someone did see a child being abused and many did nothin.

This Sandusky bastard has done much more that will be revealed in the coming days and weeks.. Also I don't need you to boost this thread quit responding..

[butterfly77]

14. Of course...

the firing of the coach is the most important thing,fuck the kids. No pun intended.

[mstinamotorcity]

17. what do you EXPECT from people

Who cheer and say Let Him Die, when told about a person in a coma with no Health care.
Who Boo a Gay Soldier who is fighting for their very so called right to BOO.
Who recommend books on returning to Slavery. (When did it leave?)
And who Yell Socialist when we really know what they want to say.
To protect all culpable suspects is hardly surprising to me. For years they have allowed business men to go abroad and have open SEX with CHILDREN and come home and face no PROSECUTION.All Pedophiles make children easily accessible to them and put themselves in power positions not to be judged. Point Blank. And if they protect their Chemicals companies when they pollute or protect their power companies when they intentionally poison water ways with chemicals that cause cancers,sell tainted peanut butter to children. Oh HELL yes they would protect the image of their Precious University instead of help a child. To me the best image a University or anyone could do would be to get that ridiculous motherfucker AWAY FROM CHILDREN!!!!!!!And make it so they don't have access to any more. No matter what or who, or how much money they have, or reputation to be lost.Because by exposing the pedophile we have everything to GAIN. Respect for those who can't defend themselves. Its not their JOB!!!!!!!

[butterfly77]

22. Some of the authorities...

are pedophiles and this has been going on for decades.

[mstinamotorcity]

26. They allowed

Sandusky to remain in his position after knowledge of suspected child molestation. How does anyone support this??If you have a winning season you get little boys as a treat??? I think I am going to be sick to my Stomach:puke:

[WI_DEM]

24. Yeah, somebody needs to tell those Penn State students that their lovely school

protected pedophiles for almost a decade. Now the coach did inform administration but he then put it behind him and didn't follow up. That is a lack of leadership and he deserved to lose his position.

[butterfly77]

29. They can't seem to get the fact that

this is not a game. This is about someone's life.

[lunatica]

30. Maybe he knew too many people doing the same thing.

That's what it's beginning to smell like.

[butterfly77]

31. Yes,and this is not...

the only place it is occurring and its all about the money..

[Angry Dragon]

32. If that would be the case then he deserves to be in prison

[butterfly77]

33. They are in all parts of society...

as we have seen in interviews of pedophiles in the past who say they were molested when they were children.

Not saying that all children who are molested are pedophiles,though

[Duppers]

35. Ask those defending Michael Vick too.

It's sick and sickening.

May they rot.

[butterfly77]

36. These is not...

related to animals..

[RegieRocker]

42. Pro Life baby!!!

[butterfly77]

43. Yes,more lives..

for them to destroy.

[Beowulf]

44. I think a significant portion of the crowd was there to watch

what the rioters were doing.

There are thousands more students out tonight for a candle light vigil for the victims.

You are watching the implosion of a cult.