Sandusky convicted
No surprise there—Sandusky seems very, very guilty, and will probably spend the remainder of his life behind bars.
This is not the end of the legal ramifications, though; civil suits will almost undoubtedly follow. There are a lot of sad things about this case, but perhaps the saddest is that, despite so much smoke, the fire was allowed to burn for so very long.
Meanwhile, the young assistant coach who blew the whistle is unemployed.
Dear Jerry: May they put you in ‘general population’ of whatever prison they send you, Loathsome Slimebag. Those sensitive cons just love to get high profile ‘short eyes’ inside. Karma aplenty awaits you, Mr.Pedo-Rapist.
Meanwhile, the young assistant coach who blew the whistle is unemployed.
If you’re referring to McQueary, that is as it should be. And before you jump down my throat with both feet, keep in mind he’s the one that witnessed a crime and did nothing about it during the act.
Did he call the police? Did he beat Sandusky to within an inch of his life and then call the police? Did he intervene and stop the crime as it was being committed? no, no and no.
Given the power imbalance in the football world, going to his supervisor the next day was the best we can expect. Had he kept quiet as did others, Sandusky would not have been discovered for awhile. There is reason to believe that a cover up was already in place. The perfect should not be the enemy of the good.
I live in PA and I have an 11-year old son, so this hit close to home in many ways. If I saw my boss in the act of raping a young boy, I can’t imagine doing anything but pulling him off and rescuing the child – job or no job.
I’m with Lisa: I can’t imagine hearing this monster RAPING a child and not storming in there to pull him off and slam him up against the wall. Job or no job. Yes, he did report it, but that didn’t save the little boy.
>>>> There are a lot of sad things about this case, but perhaps the saddest is that, despite so much smoke, the fire was allowed to burn for so very long.
Indeed. That’s the worst part about it, and most damning to Penn State’s reputation.
I have not followed it that closely, but it appears to me that more than one person screwed the pooch here, in terms of proper followup for a serious situation that reflected poorly on PSU in more ways than just Sandusky himself.
And yeah, I think Paterno did fail to utilize his power as one of the most prestigious college coaches to make sure this situation was dealt with in some way that at least made certain it couldn’t happen anywhere he held any sway.
Not a sin of commission, but a rather blatant sin of omission. Such allegations are not something to be swept under the rug, and given short shrift.
When people say, “The perfect should not be the enemy of the good,” they usually mean is something else as digging deeper into the issue usually shows. What they usually mean is “You wouldn’t have done any better?”
That is fair enough, but why destroy the standard? Here is a better saying: The good is not the enemy of the perfect. Why? Because the good recognizes perfection and, therefore, sin. The good in McQueery will recognize his performance left something to be desired and accept judgment. Now, that judgment is much less than against the others and shall receive much less punishment, but merely because it was better than the bulk of the other complicit sinners does not negate what the perfect response should have been.
Turn the phrase around: The good should not be the enemy of the good.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul. This is not a religious statement. It is a metaphysical and epistimoloical statement at once! It is as bold as needs be, existing in the absract world where man cannot live, but, somehow, it converts the soul.
Perfection is not the enemy of good, it is merely “good all the time.”
The statement, “Don’t let perfection be the enemy of God” is an expression of a man-centered religion, the religion of man’s intellect and judgment and, ultimately, of his rebellion that he is a sinner.
Whistle blowers usually pay a high price. That’s why so few people do it.