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zbdent

(35,392 posts) Mon Jul 23, 2012, 08:48 PM Jul 2012

I keep hearing about the tragedy of Penn State, how horrible it was that these people covered it all

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The Republicans keep sucking up to the JoPas of the Catholic Church, right?

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I keep hearing about the tragedy of Penn State, how horrible it was that these people covered it all (Original Post) zbdent Jul 2012 OP

Penn State has to vacate all records from 1998 - 2011. Initech Jul 2012 #1

The real tragedy is that the Patriot-News dedicated the first five pages to bullshit about it. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #2

It's entirely appropriate to punish the football program, even as JoePa rots in the Earth Orrex Jul 2012 #3

Not very Loungey. HappyMe Jul 2012 #4

Initech

(100,296 posts)

1. Penn State has to vacate all records from 1998 - 2011.

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 11:01 PM

Jul 2012

A fitting punishment. Unfortunately the Catholic Church may never see that kind of scrutiny.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

2. The real tragedy is that the Patriot-News dedicated the first five pages to bullshit about it.

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 08:57 AM

Jul 2012

It wasn't about Sandusky. It wasn't about the victims. It was all about what's going to happen to the football team and how people feel about the football team. Frankly, I don't give a shit what happens, but I do feel it is wrong to punish the poor kids on the team for something they had nothing to do with.

Orrex

(63,384 posts)

3. It's entirely appropriate to punish the football program, even as JoePa rots in the Earth

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:29 AM

Jul 2012

A corporation that engages in shitty practices should still be punished even if the CEO resigns or dies or is imprisoned. It's much the same here.

Too bad for the current team members, but that's how it goes. It's not as though the NCAA is punishing the football team for crimes committed by the English department, after all.

Even with the $60M fine and annulled victories and lost scholarships and bowl bids, PSU got off easy.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

4. Not very Loungey.

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:39 AM

Jul 2012

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