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In reply to the discussion: Paterno family: Freeh report 'factually wrong' [View all]RobinA
(9,903 posts)49. Thanks, But No
The report is there for anyone to read. I'm not going to give a lesson on recognizing speculation and poor reasoning. If you are really interested in what's wrong with the Freeh report, for starters you might want to look up "confirmation error."
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Not surprising coming from a real sleazebag like Thornburgh (just ask the Dwyer family)...
Tom Ripley
Feb 2013
#2
Paterno was the head coach, so he SHOULD get the blame for fucking everything
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#29
First off, just stop acting like PSU football got the death penalty or something
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#39
Nice try for the Paterno family. Instead of accepting that wrong had been done...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#12
Fuck the child raping pigs and their supporters. Holy Joe should have done the right thing.
we can do it
Feb 2013
#18
Kindly tell us what is speculative and poorly reasoned in Freeh's report, with cites. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#20
I'm sorry, this is not what I asked for. I asked for specific cites from the Freeh report that
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#35
Michael McQueary probably couldn't be interviewed on the advice of legal counsel
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#40
Well, McQueary is still a state's witness--there are outstanding criminal trials, and his testimony
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#44
Please expand on what you believe was "extremely speculative and poorly reasoned". n/t
tammywammy
Feb 2013
#21
No--it was the Freeh report that was referenced by the poster. Not this report.
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#37
The poster referred to the Freeh report, not the new one by the Paterno family
tammywammy
Feb 2013
#38
Again...this isn't what was asked for. Cite the Freeh report and tell us what was wrong
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#36