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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas
There was talk here in Seattle today about the possibility of the Death Penalty for 1 or 3 years because of this. (Death Penalty for NCAA meaning no football program at all for that period of time).
I'm not sure yet how I stand on that, because it effects the students. They can transfer to other programs though. I really don't know how else to really punish the university except to remove it's main monetary source for a period of time. The people involved -might- go to prison...but is that enough?
Questions to be answered another day. The true monster here was Sandusky, but the others definitely need to be held accountable for this. What's important here is that everyone remembers that this is really about the children, and how the Big Football mentality ignored them.
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Your last paragraph, I absolutely agree with. I was pissed when this all came to light and everyone was protesting Paterno's firing. I was think, wtf what about the children. I know it sunk in shortly after for everyone but agreed. They have a great football team and program but came at a huge cost. Now maybe this could have happened at another university as well, maybe not. Either way, anyone negatively involved should be dealt with, but again current students, past students, and future students should not be penalized for criminals actions. It's a shame and will take time, but I am proud to be a nittany lion because of the academics and the student body and faculty. Many things are being done to move forward in the right direction.
But yes, anyone that turned away in the name of football should absolutely pay for that. Again, I'm sorry for all that suffered.