[Husker] Paterno's situation was handled correctly, very late,

[David Strong]

Yes, I am sure that the other coaches and their spouses knew something
about all this.  The key word there is "I".  That is my opinion and I never
presented it as anything else.  I couldn't care less about your curiosity.
I don't care what you are "sure" or "not sure" of.  You called me out
specifically and tried to attribute words to me about consequences.  You
didn't say "where does it end", you said "where does it end for you"...
when speaking to me.

The rest of your babble is just a dodge.  You keep my name out of your
mouth, boy.

Dave

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>
> wrote:
> > Actually, he didn't say that all of the coaches should be fired --- he
> > said that he believed every coach and their spouses knew of these rumors
> > and allegations.
>
> Well, to be accurate, David said he was "sure" and I am curious as to
> the source of this being "sure", and what the consequences of being
> sure are.
>
> If Paterno is culpable (apparently he is ... he lost his job and his
> otherwise sterling legacy over it), so are a lot of other people, like
> the coaches and their spouses, who some (not just David) are sure knew
> what was going on. If Paterno's wife knew (which is being claimed by
> some), then why did she not have the same moral obligation to notify
> someone in the police department? If she did, what is her punishment
> for not doing so? If the athletic trainer heard those rumors, why is
> he/she not equally culpable? That's why I asked "when does it end"?
> You just can't go around firing or otherwise sanctioning all these
> people, can you? If not, where do you draw the line, and how do you
> know that's an equitable and just place to draw it?
>
> Or is Paterno just a lightning rod for our well-founded outrage and
> disgust at Sandusky's actions, and our feeling of helplessness when
> it's shown how long it's been going on and how many opportunities
> there were to stop it? Believe me, I wish *I* had known and could have
> done something about it. There's probably similar things going on
> around me in my community somewhere right now, and I wish there was
> someway I could stop it. It's a natural desire to want justice for
> these victims, and to want it now, not years from now. I get that .. I
> feel it too.
>
> My biggest problem with the reactions we are having to this situation
> is to how many conclusions people are jumping (i.e., exactly what
> happened and when, who knew about it, what they did or didn't do about
> it, what they should have done or not done, what is or is not being
> done about it now, etc). But I am NOT "sure" about anything regarding
> this case ... certainly not sure enough that I'm willing to cast a
> wide net of blame and punishment that may ensnare people who really
> don't deserve any such thing. In our desire to get justice for the
> victims, is it OK if there's a little collateral damage to innocent
> bystanders? (And I don't know who those people might be, either).
>
> The court of public opinion is a fickle and arbitrary one, the
> standard of evidence is extremely low, and there's no little regard
> for precedent or due process.
> --
> "He's old enough to know what's right and young enough not to choose
> it. He's strong enough to win the world and weak enough to lose it." -
> Neal Peart
>