November 8, 2011

Eight Grisly Counts Of Child Abuse For Penn State Coach


There are lots of voices screaming in this scandal. Some more level-headed than others.

The Huffington Post's story feels well-reported and even. The NY Times' version is a little dry and seems to have no sense of outrage. While the NY Daily News' site says everyone at PSU's football program should be fired.

To be clear, it's not Paterno who's being investigated, it's a long-time defensive coach who was, seemingly, Joe's right-hand man and heir-apparent to the PSU coach throne. A graduate assistant on staff witnessed Sandusky with a 10-year-old in the shower in 2002, and reported it to Paterno, who seems to have to done the minimum reporting necessary.

Here's a well-rounded news clip summarizing the damage that's been done:











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