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7-16-12

Should Penn State remove the statue honoring Joe Paterno?

Yes (283)

68%

No (134)

32%

Total of votes : 417
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Absolutely. Why have a statue up of a man who is a bad person?
Smart Thinker

If only those who have done as much good as Paterno has done in his life are allowed to be judge on this, all we will have is the sound of deafening silence, with the exception of the comments from the stupid.
Ed

Nobody cares. Next question.
The Truth

No. Paterno was the guy in charge of football. It was the chancellor's and other administrators' jobs, which everybody agrees Paterno notified, to investigate and follow up. They put the statue up because he was good at his football job. People who think he was a "bad person" because he didn't do the chancellor's job and run his own investigation are fuzzy thinkers. When a cruise ship runs into Italy do you bust the head engineer in the engine room or the guy steering? People down here will vote yes on this questions while firing Butch Davis for all the wrong reasons, including saving Holden Thorp's job, is still fresh in people's psychopathy.
Forest Grump

This question can be asked of Charlotte and the Bob Walton Plaza, why have a building named for a child molestor? Oh I forgot, Charlotte is controlled by Democrats.
David

Joe wasn't a bad person but he did make a huge mistake. In hindsight (always 20/20) he should have had a face to face with Sandusky , then reported to management, then fired him and then reported to police. Why? Because there were innocent young people involved. The thing that bothers me about this is that Sandusky was Joe's friend and Joe did not witness the act himself. I'm sure Joe was torn between loyalty and responsibility. I think the key to this is Sandusky worked for Joe so Joe was ultimately responsible, friend or no friend. When nothing was being done, Joe should have called the police and then retired. He could have had 2 statues.....pity.
Shotgun

Of course. Sure he was a great football coach but he was as greater failure when it came standing up in defense a child.
Scot

Absolutely take it down. Aside from the children that Sandusky abused, think of all the students who may have been molested in their lifetime or visitors coming to football games who may have been abused as children. IUnbeliveable that the University is even considering whether to take it down or not. This is a no brainer. Honor and glory should not be given to a man who empowered an adult to abuse children.
lawsarelaws

No - When the Penn State Administrators decided not to report Sanduski to the authorities in 2001, there was nothing more Joe Paterno could or should have done. He was not an Administrator, he was merely an employee (coach) that did not personally witness any wrongdoing. Had he gone to the authorities with "hear say" evidence he would have been in violation of school policy and could have been sued by Sanduski for defamation of character. Place the blame where it belongs; with the school administrators and with any witnesses, including the victims, that said nothing and allowed the crimes to continue.
Yogi

You are allowing a commentor to blame victims of horrific sexual abuse on themselves? These comments are being vetted as indictated below. That means someone read that comment and decided it was fine make public. I hope no victims of any kind of abuse read these comments and see that they are responsible for their abuse based on what you have allowed to be posted.
Sunny

Yes. He is lucky he died before the truth of his aiding and abetting a child molester came to public light in earnest. Anyone who thinks differently obviously doesn't think this could have happened to you or a child you love...but obviously a place where high standards and outstanding community leaders lead through example, each and every, also were capable of the worst. Geez people, even prisoners hate child molesters! What was allowed to happen there erases any once of good done there. Yogi - are you kidding me? Poor Joe couldn't do anything? That is disgusting to help him out. You too should be ashamed. Anyone who okays this and finds justification is limited in realistic thought. Children were RAPED. How much simplier do you need it spelled out.
Ed is a nutter. FG is his leader

Ask the families of the victims
madmax

Absolutely..despicable man who allowed children to be molested...and then, protected the molester. The victims should sue his estate..and they should shut down the football program...they weren't trading in team jersies..they were trafficking children. NCAA should come down hard. And the statue should go. Any good Paterno might have done is entirely eclipsed by the evil of his actions concerning those boys.
M.

Anyone who fails to report the abuse of children to the police is a criminal. End of story. I can't believe we have adults that don't know that. To not agree with what I just said is disgraceful, appalling and evil. The statue is secondary.
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