I'm sure by now that everyone has heard about the Penn State scandal. Last night, hundreds of students and fans showed their support for Paterno by rallying outside his home.
Am I the only person who finds this disturbing?
He says that he did what he was supposed to do by reporting it to his superiors. Who the hell hears of a 10 year old boy being raped and doesn't call the police?? Is this the kind of person we want shaping the youth of our nation? How could he let the man he thinks is a pedophile and rapist continue to work with young boys? Where are his morals?
Now they're saying that he's going to be retiring at the end of the football season. If I were a parent of a student (or even a student) at Penn State, I would be outraged. How can you let someone with obvious moral flaws continue to work with and shape young people??
It's okay, kids. If you see someone raping a child, just pass the buck. No need to actually do something to help save young boys. Is that really the message that we want kids to get?
And another thing, the guy who actually witnessed this was a 28 year old man. He called his father to see what he should do. His father told him to report it to Coach Paterno. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?! Who sees a man RAPING a 10 year old boy and doesn't do anything about it?!?! Surely I can't be the only person whose immediate reaction would be to beat the bloody hell out of the man and call the cops!
What is this world coming to??
