Paterno Speaks for First Time Since Firing

[pigs4islam]

Why did they bury Joe Paterno in a pink casket? Because the coksuker was dead! Good riddance to a horrible enabler, may you rot in hell!

[gyrotaco]

@MrRealityCheque, they weren't friends. Joe didn't like Sandusky. He was acting politically, that is, preserving the patriarchy and power structure that allows persons in power to do anything with little risk of consequence. (for proof, see this case. Sandusky was protected by everyone involved. Because he was respectable. What kind of world is it where your position, not your actions, dictate whether or not you are held accountable?)

We, the US, needs to change how we deal with accusations.

[gyrotaco]

You know what you don't do? You don't wait 9 years to see if he's charged. You punch him in the face. You go to the Police. If the police don't act, you go to the press. You go to his charity. You don't let him walk through your locker room with kids, you don't let him continue to work out and abuse children on your campus. You are an adult. You stop it. There's no excuse. Stop excusing yourself. Apologize. People were raped because you chose to act like a child. You are an adult. Man up.

[MrRealitycheque]

i'll play the devil's advocate here and say that JoePa probably thought he was protecting his friend even though he knew he was doing something wrong.

It's like when our school prefects catch someone breaking a school rule that should get them kicked out- they try to solve the problem internally rather than bringing it to the attention of the high authorities and ruining the kid's life.

Of course this is more extreme, but most people are hesitant to accuse someone of child abuse, think aboutMJ

[timber271z]

McQueary's testimony at the preliminary hearing makes clear that the Grand Jury report overstated what McQueary actually witnessed. He actually only witnessed Sandusky bear-hugging a boy from behind. He just assumed that it was anal intercourse but saw no penetration or erection. Nor did McQueary see what made the slapping sounds he assumed were sex sounds. He also heard no words or sounds from either Sandusky or the boy.

Even if Paterno they may have done nothing as they did in 1998.

[wpencak]

And the football cult goes on. New coach highest paid employee, guaranteed 5% increase each year despite performance while faculty and staff told no money for raises and student

tuition goes up -- Erickson traipses around telling alumni nothing -- hope Corbett's budget

gives this place ZERO next year!

[mule1969]

"Sexually abusing"? "Showering with a boy"? From what I remember, I believe he said Sandusky was ANALLY RAPING a 10 year old. Stop trying to make it sound like less than it was.

[guarddog22]

His egotistical fantasy-world of being the heroic "Jo Pa" with that silly Penn State football cult was more important than the true integrity of protecting kids no matter what.

[blaxomega]

how can we blame this man for raping those kids? it wasnt him in the showers.....

[BertGriffin88]

Really Joe?

Joe, you've been coaching at PennState for 46 years. Sandusky, an assistant coach in your charge,is raping children in your locker room.

You didn't know which way to turn.

Really, Joe, really?

Joe, just how dumb are you? Joe, you just can't be as dumb as you want us to believe.

Sorry Joe, you've been complicit. You're guilty. You allowed & enabled Sandusky to rape all those children for all these years.

Joe, let me help you with 'which way you're going'. You're going to jail!

[kayaun2007]

Joe P. did'nt do anything wrong as an head coach, but as a man, a father, and grandfather he should had done MORE. That alone makes him look no better than the guilty who preys on kids.....just my opinion.

[kalkeikuu]

Sandusky is a sick Bastard and he will pay for what he did to those poor innocent boys. Shame on that Sicko.

[Chesedrosen]

@kalkeikuu and shame on ol pop joe for not blowing the whistle. excuse the shitty pun.

[MadstoneBaby]

@kalkeikuu very sick and i hope he pays for what he did.

[Mr2505federal]

They go after Paterno and yet Joe Pa wasn't Sandusky's boss anymore the President of Penn St was! Also Sandusky was investigated in 1998 by cops,DA office, and child services investigator and all of them had the power to arrest Sandusky then and there and they just blew it off. This is Bullshit Joe Pa did what he was suppose to do the cops, and Penn St hiarchy were the ones that failed to stop this! It's wrong to blame a guy that was pulled into this situation and who reported it.

[Splenda4Life]

Sandusky's wife is just as guilty, she knew Sandusky was molesting boys in her very own house but she ignored it, pretending she did not hear the boy's cry for help.

[MadstoneBaby]

Gives me the creeps just looking at him gag!

[ThePopeII]

@MadstoneBaby What an ignorant comment. He's been undergoing cancer treatments and that takes a toll on the body. I hope and pray that he can make a full recovery.

[LCenterR]

@ThePopeII When you know of someone, an adult, sexually asaulting a little boy you go tell the police. You don't go to your bosses and say "we have a problem". Some one in his position should know that. He deserved to get fired, even if he has cancer. I sympathize with the the innocents, not with the"famous" coach who knew about it.

[SocaTrain]

@LCenterR he HEARD of the incident. he didnt see it happening. people need to stop acting like paterno witnessed it but didnt say anything; that isnt the truth

[ThePopeII]

@LCenterR But Joe DID talk to the man with authority over the police (Schultz) and told him he needed to speak with the witness (McQueary). At the time, Joe probably thought it was one step better than "just calling the police" because Schultz could have walked into the police station and said "Make this case our top priority." I have no idea why Curley and Schultz decided that "no crime had occurred," but Joe's only failing was that he trusted them to take appropriate action.

[MadstoneBaby]

@ThePopeII No it wasn't an ignorant comment because i was referring to Sandusky thank you very much and i stand by my comment. Btw i am far from ignorant, you should check yourself.

[ThePopeII]

@MadstoneBaby Sorry, I assumed your comment was about Paterno since he's the subject of this video. If your comment was about Sandusky, then I have no problem with it.

[MadstoneBaby]

@ThePopeII lmao you must be a Paterno fan,don't be mad!

[Tinylittletinaxo]

Umm..I didn't know which way to go!? WTH are you serious...Joe...WOW !! I guess wisdom doesn't always come with age. How about doing the RIGHT thing and protect the kids. SMH.

[ThePopeII]

@Tinylittletinaxo Joe built up a reputation for 46+ years for being a coach with more honor and integrity than any other coach in the nation. He was known more for "doing the right thing" than for being a great football coach. Joe called the man in charge of the PSU police to set up a meeting with the witness, which was the right thing to do at the time. Does anyone view you as a person that always does the right thing? I didn't think so.

[Tinylittletinaxo]

@ThePopeII Go read guarddog22's response that's exactly how I feel about the Mr.wonderful Jo Pa and his 46+ years as a football coach. Bottom line is he should have done more to protect those lil boys, especially if the asshole's above him wouldn't, couldn't or simply didn't give a shit.I'm not a perfect person by any means,but in this situation you better beIieve I would have done the RIGHT thing and protected those boys even if it meant I lost my precious coaching job.

[CanadianImperialist]

FUCKING PEDO

[heyitsmejason1]

sandusky molested joe paterno

[TheMichael408]

I like his glasses

[hspevolved]

An ol' boys club to abuse young boys, what a shame. Paternoster should just shut up.

[jiggle17]

@0:35 Jerry Sanducky looks evil as fuck...

[VedderState]

POS

[YouPunkPhuck]

fuck this guy