Saying kudos, props, ovation, or any other words of praise would be an understatement for this amazing man. Right on the mark, Jon, right on it. You have spoken what was exactly in my heart and on my mind.
The school had no choice but to fire him. They had to make a statement that they are going to start doing the right thing from here on out. Sandusky was anally raping a 10 year olds in a shower, and McQueary just let it keep happening as the boy was being tortured. None of them contacted the police? They're just as bad as Sandusky in a sense because they allowed Sandusky to keep torturing defenseless kids.
police on campus. Joe Paterno did what he needed to do. That is why Penn State students rioted when they found out about his firing. That is why Penn State students flipped the news van because it's the media that's been making people believe that Paterno is in the middle of the scandal, when he is not, AT ALL!
@superoverage NO! The only people who could've stopped the damn monster, who I believe had more than 20 or 30 victims, didn't do SHIT. They pretty much covered this up because he was a "legend" at the school. Telling the people within the program isn't enough. They were the only ones who could've put an end to it and they failed. I bet more than 20 more kids suffered because those people didn't tell the authorities.
@ericlord821 NO! Joe Paterno is a legend at Penn State, Sandusky is not. The reason why they hid this was because this would have been a bad look on penn state although it was just one man that committed the crime. Which sucks because them hiding it made things bad still... Everyone swears that if they went to the cops things would have been better but that's not true, regardless of the fact penn state would have been looked down upon because of one man's actions.
@superoverage So... it's okay that they hid the sexual abuse of a child because... if they had done the right thing and called the cops about it, it would have made the school look bad?
So, if you walked in on one of your coaches molesting a child, you wouldn't call the cops because it would make your school/uni look bad?
@superoverage No, he didn't do what he needed to do. What he needed to do was hold that child molester legally accountable for his actions. What he needed to do was call the police.
The fact that you are making excuses for the enabler of a child molester is frankly sickening, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
@ladyofrillwater What are you talking about??? Joe Paterno was not the one who witnessed the crime in the first place, Mike Mqueary was! Joe Paterno had no actual proof that sandusky was a child molester. SO THEREFORE HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO, AND WHAT HE DID WAS MORALLY CORRECT.
I'm not making excuses for anyone, I'm saying what I believe so you need relax.
human. What he did to handle the situation may have not seem like enough but it is enough when you're just a head coach. It is enough when the man committing the crime is someone you've worked with for 30 years and is someone you call your friend. It is enough when you're worried of what the outcome of this situation would be if you told the cops without conversing with higher officials first. Joe Paterno told Shultz (who was the vice president of Penn state at the time, and also head of
The reason why the Penn State students rioted was because of the fact that the media made this whole sex scandal fall around Joe Pa when he was in fact the least guilty of all the people involved. Actually the only person involved in the scandal was Sandusky because he actually committed the crime of molesting these young boys. What everyone else did was fail to get this to the police. People fail to realize that although Joe Paterno is one of the most important people in penn state he's still
man these students held to the highest degree of honor and respect was ripped down by the media and, subsequently, the board of trustees, before all the facts were even fully know. The ones who appeared to be the most guilty (Curley and Schultz) from what was known were protected because "not all the facts are presently known" yet the least involved were given the harshest punishment.
@MrPhatSmurf Wasn't gonna waste my time, but as you wish. Stop looking at the situation from the bias of a sports fan, and rather from the perspective of a HUMAN BEING. The fact that people's opinions are swayed because JoePa is a coaching legend at PSU is wrong. Say you have a little brother on your local 5th grade basketball team. One day, an assistant coach walks in on another assistant coach sodomizing your little brother. He doesn't tell the police. He goes straight to the head coach.
What does the head coach do? Just the same: nothing. As Jon said in the video, there are only two things you could POSSIBLY do in this situation that are correct. Stop what is happening, and call the police, or call the police to stop what is happening. I know if your little brother was being anally raped by an older man, and the entire coaching staff knew about it and never told the police, you wouldn't be singing the same tune you are right now, you'd want heads rolling.
JoePa and the rest of the coaching staff did not do the MORALLY CORRECT THING. If they would have done the right thing and told authorities, they would've saved at least seven more CHILDREN from being RAPED. But they didn't. and because they didn't, every one of those children have to live the rest of their lives with the emotional and mental scars of an elderly man sexually abusing them. Paterno, and the rest of them, are getting of lightly in my opinion only losing their jobs.
@jgreiner11 I agree with you that Curely and Schultz did not do the correct thing. They received the full details from McQuery, and gave Sandusky a slap on the wrist. They really messed up. But I do not see why they are currently not being punished but Spanier and Paterno are. The other two are the ones that really blew it because they (again, from the current facts known) were the ones that knew exactly what happened and had the authority to directly bring legal action on him. (Schultz that is)
interviewed the eyewitness and that they had come to a conclusion on how to deal with it. Why would he question the work they had done (clearly getting much more information than he himself was provided) when he found out Sandusky's keys were taken away. From Paterno's perspective, it is totally believable that he could see everything as having worked out properly based on what he (reportedly) knew. The student's were upset because in two days the media had made this man a national villain. The
funny how the presentment (or lack thereof) can seriously twist the way an event looks. Stewart says "Paterno and people around him knew and that all they did was take away his keys. Then students were upset and showed it" and then shows a clip of emotionally upset kids over Paterno getting fired. Of course that looks terrible for both Paterno and the students, but that's not how it happened. Paterno reported it up the chain and was made aware that the AD and the overseer of University Police
Thank you Jon Stewart for standing up for the little kids, petefiles are sick and people that turn their heads are just as bad - equal. Penn States coach and his entire group that knew of these crimes must be sacked for good!
Scared for life, there are victims of petefiles everywhere and most don't know that they can be hypnotised to do those sex acts over and over again - there's allot of sick people out there, so beware!
@TheKingRowdy You are a vile despicable c*nt.... A man rapes a child and you make an anti-semitic comment about someone who finds it abhorrent that it was covered up? What the hell is wrong with you?
@rossymac79 Don't listen to TheKingRowdy. He's a big fat racist. Besides, the PSU students who rioted were just feeling sorry for themselves instead of the kids.
I LOVE THIS GUY - THAT WAS FUCKING RIDICULOUS.
MrDeadsea000 1 month ago
"san-DO-ski?" wtf?
a2r1v1i2s 2 months ago
A girls defense in my class for keeping Paterno was "HE shouldn't be fired. He's a legend."
Wow.
hockeyfan7125 3 months ago
Great video thanks for posting,i missed it and couldnt find it anywhere
dstroioi 3 months ago
turning a blind eye to child rape is disgusting.
stop thinking about a fucking GAME like football for a second, you idiots.
lagsp1ke 3 months ago 8
As comedic as this is, his commentary, especially the ending, is so terribly heavy.
rebGARR 3 months ago
Saying kudos, props, ovation, or any other words of praise would be an understatement for this amazing man. Right on the mark, Jon, right on it. You have spoken what was exactly in my heart and on my mind.
KatarraParson 3 months ago 4
Poignant. Perfect. I hope some of the rioting students see this and have the grace to feel ashamed.
ULibby 3 months ago 12
The school had no choice but to fire him. They had to make a statement that they are going to start doing the right thing from here on out. Sandusky was anally raping a 10 year olds in a shower, and McQueary just let it keep happening as the boy was being tortured. None of them contacted the police? They're just as bad as Sandusky in a sense because they allowed Sandusky to keep torturing defenseless kids.
ericlord821 3 months ago 2
police on campus. Joe Paterno did what he needed to do. That is why Penn State students rioted when they found out about his firing. That is why Penn State students flipped the news van because it's the media that's been making people believe that Paterno is in the middle of the scandal, when he is not, AT ALL!
superoverage 3 months ago
@superoverage NO! The only people who could've stopped the damn monster, who I believe had more than 20 or 30 victims, didn't do SHIT. They pretty much covered this up because he was a "legend" at the school. Telling the people within the program isn't enough. They were the only ones who could've put an end to it and they failed. I bet more than 20 more kids suffered because those people didn't tell the authorities.
ericlord821 3 months ago
@ericlord821 NO! Joe Paterno is a legend at Penn State, Sandusky is not. The reason why they hid this was because this would have been a bad look on penn state although it was just one man that committed the crime. Which sucks because them hiding it made things bad still... Everyone swears that if they went to the cops things would have been better but that's not true, regardless of the fact penn state would have been looked down upon because of one man's actions.
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SkuIICrusherGhost 3 months ago
@superoverage So... it's okay that they hid the sexual abuse of a child because... if they had done the right thing and called the cops about it, it would have made the school look bad?
So, if you walked in on one of your coaches molesting a child, you wouldn't call the cops because it would make your school/uni look bad?
ladyofrillwater 2 months ago
uh..... you're defending the rioting students?
@superoverage
cocotilia 3 months ago 2
@cocotilia yes i am defending the students
superoverage 3 months ago
@superoverage No, he didn't do what he needed to do. What he needed to do was hold that child molester legally accountable for his actions. What he needed to do was call the police.
The fact that you are making excuses for the enabler of a child molester is frankly sickening, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
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@ladyofrillwater What are you talking about??? Joe Paterno was not the one who witnessed the crime in the first place, Mike Mqueary was! Joe Paterno had no actual proof that sandusky was a child molester. SO THEREFORE HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO, AND WHAT HE DID WAS MORALLY CORRECT.
I'm not making excuses for anyone, I'm saying what I believe so you need relax.
superoverage 2 months ago
human. What he did to handle the situation may have not seem like enough but it is enough when you're just a head coach. It is enough when the man committing the crime is someone you've worked with for 30 years and is someone you call your friend. It is enough when you're worried of what the outcome of this situation would be if you told the cops without conversing with higher officials first. Joe Paterno told Shultz (who was the vice president of Penn state at the time, and also head of
superoverage 3 months ago
The reason why the Penn State students rioted was because of the fact that the media made this whole sex scandal fall around Joe Pa when he was in fact the least guilty of all the people involved. Actually the only person involved in the scandal was Sandusky because he actually committed the crime of molesting these young boys. What everyone else did was fail to get this to the police. People fail to realize that although Joe Paterno is one of the most important people in penn state he's still
superoverage 3 months ago
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ehomefry17 3 months ago
YES!!
WhatSayestThou 3 months ago
For someone who does such a great job criticizing real news stations for their poor reporting, its sad to see Stewart do this
MrPhatSmurf 3 months ago
man these students held to the highest degree of honor and respect was ripped down by the media and, subsequently, the board of trustees, before all the facts were even fully know. The ones who appeared to be the most guilty (Curley and Schultz) from what was known were protected because "not all the facts are presently known" yet the least involved were given the harshest punishment.
MrPhatSmurf 3 months ago
@MrPhatSmurf dude. you're dumb as fuck. get lost.
jgreiner11 3 months ago 3
@jgreiner11 compelling argument.
MrPhatSmurf 3 months ago
@MrPhatSmurf Wasn't gonna waste my time, but as you wish. Stop looking at the situation from the bias of a sports fan, and rather from the perspective of a HUMAN BEING. The fact that people's opinions are swayed because JoePa is a coaching legend at PSU is wrong. Say you have a little brother on your local 5th grade basketball team. One day, an assistant coach walks in on another assistant coach sodomizing your little brother. He doesn't tell the police. He goes straight to the head coach.
jgreiner11 3 months ago
What does the head coach do? Just the same: nothing. As Jon said in the video, there are only two things you could POSSIBLY do in this situation that are correct. Stop what is happening, and call the police, or call the police to stop what is happening. I know if your little brother was being anally raped by an older man, and the entire coaching staff knew about it and never told the police, you wouldn't be singing the same tune you are right now, you'd want heads rolling.
jgreiner11 3 months ago
JoePa and the rest of the coaching staff did not do the MORALLY CORRECT THING. If they would have done the right thing and told authorities, they would've saved at least seven more CHILDREN from being RAPED. But they didn't. and because they didn't, every one of those children have to live the rest of their lives with the emotional and mental scars of an elderly man sexually abusing them. Paterno, and the rest of them, are getting of lightly in my opinion only losing their jobs.
jgreiner11 3 months ago
@jgreiner11 I agree with you that Curely and Schultz did not do the correct thing. They received the full details from McQuery, and gave Sandusky a slap on the wrist. They really messed up. But I do not see why they are currently not being punished but Spanier and Paterno are. The other two are the ones that really blew it because they (again, from the current facts known) were the ones that knew exactly what happened and had the authority to directly bring legal action on him. (Schultz that is)
MrPhatSmurf 3 months ago
interviewed the eyewitness and that they had come to a conclusion on how to deal with it. Why would he question the work they had done (clearly getting much more information than he himself was provided) when he found out Sandusky's keys were taken away. From Paterno's perspective, it is totally believable that he could see everything as having worked out properly based on what he (reportedly) knew. The student's were upset because in two days the media had made this man a national villain. The
MrPhatSmurf 3 months ago
funny how the presentment (or lack thereof) can seriously twist the way an event looks. Stewart says "Paterno and people around him knew and that all they did was take away his keys. Then students were upset and showed it" and then shows a clip of emotionally upset kids over Paterno getting fired. Of course that looks terrible for both Paterno and the students, but that's not how it happened. Paterno reported it up the chain and was made aware that the AD and the overseer of University Police
MrPhatSmurf 3 months ago
I'm not a huge fan of Stewart, but he nailed this one.
fester2306 3 months ago 2
Thank you Jon Stewart for standing up for the little kids, petefiles are sick and people that turn their heads are just as bad - equal. Penn States coach and his entire group that knew of these crimes must be sacked for good!
Scared for life, there are victims of petefiles everywhere and most don't know that they can be hypnotised to do those sex acts over and over again - there's allot of sick people out there, so beware!
durwinpocha 3 months ago 4
jerry sandusky is innocent you people are disgusting
MyEpicPhone 3 months ago
@MyEpicPhone how do you know this?
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DAMN!! That's the best piece I've seen Jon Stewart do since he fried Jim Kramer
jezell2 3 months ago
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Stupid Jew.
TheKingRowdy 3 months ago
@TheKingRowdy You are a vile despicable c*nt.... A man rapes a child and you make an anti-semitic comment about someone who finds it abhorrent that it was covered up? What the hell is wrong with you?
rossymac79 3 months ago
@rossymac79 Don't listen to TheKingRowdy. He's a big fat racist. Besides, the PSU students who rioted were just feeling sorry for themselves instead of the kids.
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@rossymac79 Jews are worse than child molesters.
TheKingRowdy 3 months ago