[Husker] What about McQuery?

[Andrew Smith]

no, No, NO!!! This line of thinking is very dangerous and leads good 
people to allow evil deeds to go unpunished.

By going to Paterno, McQuery treated a heinous crime against society as 
though it was merely a crime against the football program. By doing 
nothing when Paterno and university did not call the police, McQuery 
repeated that terrible mistake.

The main point of my initial email is that we (society) must stop 
treating college athletes and coaches as members of a team first, then 
the university, and only then as a member of society. Similarly we 
should not view priests as members of the parish first, diocese second, 
Catholic church third, and society last. Let the nature of the crime 
guide who you inform, not the perpetrator’s (or your) membership. If you 
suspect someone of abusing children, you do not go to the coach, church, 
or anywhere other than the police.

Andy

On 7/14/2012 10:03 AM, Scott Stewart wrote:
>
> If you read the Freeh report you will understand better why Mcquery 
> did not report. He was told by Joe Pa that he had done the right thing 
> in reporting it, and that it would be handled by the administration.
>
> I can give him a pass on that one. I believe that if a person is going 
> to remain working for someone, you have to have and demonstrate some 
> faith that they will do the right thing. Even if in this case that 
> faith was misguided.
>
> Scott
>