The Lions' Pride

What a sh*tstorm.

Hamilton, regardless of the source, this article underscores the possibility of what a lot of posters have feared, a far worse ending for Joe than just losing his job.

I think most of the content of this article is a stretch at best. From what I understand it was Curley/Spanier that granted Sandusky his emeritus status and allowed him continued access to facilities. As for the perjury and obstruction claims, it has already been pretty well established that Paterno everything he needed to do from a legal standpoint. This guy is just twisting facts and making suggestions that aren't legally accurate.

Honestly, I found his legal reasoning to be suspect at best. McCann really attempts to paint Joe as possibly criminal because he only relayed the barest of facts to Curley and downplayed the significance of the event. Even assuming that's true, it's a stretch to make that into perjury or failure to report. But his failure to mention (as Gunslinger noted) that Paterno put the actual witness in touch with Curley is ridiculous. How could Joe relay the info any more accurately than by having the witness re-tell the tale to Curley. There's certainly no suggestion that Joe told McQueary to minimize the event when speaking to Curley. From what I've seen McCann is a better journalist than lawyer.

It appears that this story is too big to miss out on. Every reporter is digging for the sensational to add to the Grand Jury outline and the statements made by those involved (because that is really all they have). The amount of misinformation that is floating around is truly amazing due to the fact that this is a criminal manner first and foremost and one that should be both investigated and reported with integrity and due diligence to uncover the truth. My disgust for a situation that has not even been resolved in a court of law let alone begun (or finalized the investigation) not with standing, I am becoming more and more agitated by the blatant disrespect that has been shown to this criminal case and it's victims by turning it into the Joe Paterno circus when he is not even been charged with anything.

But having articles about Joe makes headlines and sells articles.. this is how the media always operates. they did the same in the OSU scandal, making assumptions which made Tressel look guiltier than he may have been.. They do this for any sliver of news regarding a high profile figure. OJ, Princess Diana, Clinton, etc. etc. etc.. It's not really a surprise these articles are coming out especially considering the silence coming from the PSU higher ups..

I have to agree in terms of criminal law; especially in the State of Pennsylvania where Joe Pa is a saint. Plus I'm not sure what the point of dragging an 84 year old man (in this particular case) through the criminal process will achieve.

But in terms of civil law & overall morality, that is a different story.

Because this is Penn State, where Joe Paterno runs the university.

They may have had the title of "more power" but no one had more power than Joe. The fact that this happened on his watch and he opted to turn a blind eye to it is unbelievably disturbing.

Safe to say it's pretty clear that's what happened

For a man of such proclaimed integrity, he is more worried about his image and the university's than doing the right thing.

Oddly enough he had no problem trashing Miami in the 80's and this is beyond reproach.

Indeed it is disturbing. But A) It wasn't "on his watch". Sandusky was off his staff in 1999. and B) He did not turn a blind eye to it in that he did report it to Curley. You can call him out for not following up but don't rewrite the facts just to satify your desire to see the man ruined.