[NU Sports] Guilt by association

[MHRJGScott at aol.com]

I think Jim is correct that they all knew, maybe not how bad but bad. In  
the 70's my ex-father-in-law was on the national board of the boy scouts when 
 they had a scandal which some members of NAMBA were found to be scout 
leaders. I  read the report and it is mind boggling how these guys justied their 
sexual  relationship with these children as not only acceptable but 
actually beneficial  to them. I am afraid some of that thinking was going on at PSU.
 
 
Paul,

This is my own theory (certainly not proven yet) but I  think the entire 
Penn State coaching staff will be legitimately tainted when as  is said and 
done. I find it very hard to believe that Sandusky developed this  behavior at 
age 55. I think, sadly, we will learn that he was abusing boys for a  
majority of his time on the Penn State payroll. Someone whose wife works with  
abuse victims told me last week that the average pedophile commits 107 crimes  
before being caught (not 107 victims, but 107 events). 

I  would love to be wrong here but I think we're going to learn that the  
entire coaching staff knew "Jerry had a thing for young boys" in the same way 
we  know about the office alcoholic or gambler. What I am truly curious 
about is  whether or not the understood rule was "if you see something, tell 
Coach  Paterno". That might explain McQueary's pathetic behavior but it will 
be far  more damaging to the university.  

Jim