<p>Following up on an eye witness account of child rape which was reported directly to him would not have put Paterno in a potentially deadly life threatening situation. The comparison is ludicrous.</p>
<p>If the hypothetical fire had been arson, and the bystander had information which could reveal the identity of the perpetrator, and thereby put a stop to future crimes by this perpetrator, he/she would have a moral responsibilty to come forward with this information. A crime was commited, there is always a moral responsibility to come forward with what you know.</p>
<p>No, the average person is not morally required to run into the burning building. But they ARE morally required to call 911, as your hypothetical person did. That’s the problem with JoePa. No one is saying he personally should have stopped the abuse. But he didn’t call 911.</p>
<p>Do you think Joe would call the police if there were two Ohio State coaches in the locker room stealing his play book? Or would he report it to his director and never follow up.</p>
<p>In your addition to my example…if the bystander felt threatened by the arsonist, and especially more if the bystander were to report the arsonist, there is a possibility the arsonist could endanger the well-being of the bystander. If you read the article I linked, you will see how JoePa could have made it worse had he done the so called “morally right” thing to do.</p>
<p>America should stop being so sensitive and do what’s right… Publicly behead Sandusky and have Obama say “this is what will happen to you if you shower with children and you are 40 years old”.</p>
<p>I bet there would be a dramatic decrease in child molestation after that.</p>
<p>Why should we waste our tax dollars paying for this creep to rot in jail? All you have to do is listen to the Bob Costas interview to realize that Sandusky is guilty as sin.</p>
<p>Let’s not forget who the real criminal is here… Jerry Sandusky. I think we can stop trying to let the media make us think this is a doddering old man’s fault who was always 110% focused on football and making his university a better place. It was, after all, Jerry Sandusky who snuck around locker rooms at 10pm tricking children to shower with him, not Joe Pa.</p>
<p>herozero - he didn’t do enough. He had an opportunity to put a stop to the abuse of children, and he chose to cover his butt legally, then look the other way. </p>
<p>As far as the article you posted, I doubt anyone with a modicum of moral fiber in their being will be swayed by the opinion of a criminal defense attorney.</p>
<p>I wont argue anymore since its pointless. This matter and the “proper” view on it depends on the person. I think he did the right thing, you think he did the wrong thing. Im sure there are people that agree with me and then with you…so im done lol</p>
<p>Seriously. It was may have been the legal minimum, but he made no case for it being moral. As for the right thing to do. I think the course of action that would have prevented other children from being raped would be the standard of “rightness”</p>
<p>Princeton has always been his first choice.</p>
<p>Why PSU anyway? Your marketing of the University was the best of all the other schools. Your Reps made strong presentations at his high school. They participated each year at the high school’s college night and they were knowledgeable. They made contacts with him and his classmates four times. Your college campus tour and presentation was the best of our ten campus tours. He was drawn to PSU science and he has no interest in football.</p>