Standing stoic and indifferent in front of the panel of jurors, Jerry Sandusky learned his fate for the rest of is life. Forty-five out of forty-eight counts were returned guilty and he will now spend the minimum of sixty years behind bars and most likely the majority of those years in solitary confinement. Yet, there are no winners in this very heinous account of real life which was hidden within the confounds of the game of football and the hope of a charity organization that was nothing more than a hunting ground.
Sandusky was the defensive coordinator and heir apparent to the legendary head coach, Joe Paterno. Penn St. was a legendary program under the two, better known as Linebacker U. Now we realize that Sandusky was nothing more than a monster using his power and genius to lure young boys into an insular community that turned its back on the most abhorrent of crimes to our nations youth. Sandusky is a sick and twisted individual that most likely could not have helped his sexual urges. Yet there was no reason why his wife, JoePa, Spanier, Curley, McQueary or any other person within that society that knew of is sickness could not of gotten him help instead of covering up his revolting acts.
Where the hell was the integrity of a program that lasted sixty years under what one was led to believe to be the most genuine of men in JoePa? Where was Dottie, the wife of forty-five years, who turned her back as children screamed for help from their basement? Why did McQueary just turn his back and walk out of that shower in 2002 instead of using his size and strength to stop the atrocious act he had witnessed? What the hell is wrong with society today that a major investigation in 1998 on one of the most well-known campuses in the country is allowed to be sealed and covered up, when even the Freedom of Information Act cannot view its details.
Jerry Sandusky should never be allowed to witness daylight again after the abominable acts he has committed, we know that as decent human beings. But it is the ones who walked beside him, the ones who allowed him to continue on the campus of Penn St. long after he "retired" that should follow him to the gates of hell where JoePa is waiting to take them to their destiny. Sandusky, no matter who will agree (or will admit it), has a disease that unfortunately cannot be healed or detected beforehand in order to prevent it from surfacing. Sandusky is the worst monster that could ever be born and should have a far worse fate than living in a cell for the rest of his life. I cannot even venture to explain what should be done to that man for the unspeakable acts that he has done to those innocent young boys that trusted him.
The ones who stood beside him, covered up his actions, and tried to mask his deeds to protect the image of Penn St. should not be ignored. Those people are just as atrocious as the one who stood before the jurors yesterday as each count was brought down. With the first mile behind us (the passing of JoePa and conviction of Sandusky), it is now time to walk that second mile and indict the very ones who enabled this predator to do is deeds. Nobody wins in this situation: not the boys who were molested, not the families that have been crushed by the crimes, not the university whose image was destroyed, or any individual involved in this atrocity. There may never be an end to the healing process for anyone. But one thing is for sure, if you walked that mile with Sandusky, there is always someone waiting at the end of your road to take you in the direction that you will spend eternity: only JoePa, Dottie, Spanier, Curley, McQueary and any other enablers know which direction they will head.
Sandusky was the defensive coordinator and heir apparent to the legendary head coach, Joe Paterno. Penn St. was a legendary program under the two, better known as Linebacker U. Now we realize that Sandusky was nothing more than a monster using his power and genius to lure young boys into an insular community that turned its back on the most abhorrent of crimes to our nations youth. Sandusky is a sick and twisted individual that most likely could not have helped his sexual urges. Yet there was no reason why his wife, JoePa, Spanier, Curley, McQueary or any other person within that society that knew of is sickness could not of gotten him help instead of covering up his revolting acts.
Where the hell was the integrity of a program that lasted sixty years under what one was led to believe to be the most genuine of men in JoePa? Where was Dottie, the wife of forty-five years, who turned her back as children screamed for help from their basement? Why did McQueary just turn his back and walk out of that shower in 2002 instead of using his size and strength to stop the atrocious act he had witnessed? What the hell is wrong with society today that a major investigation in 1998 on one of the most well-known campuses in the country is allowed to be sealed and covered up, when even the Freedom of Information Act cannot view its details.
Jerry Sandusky should never be allowed to witness daylight again after the abominable acts he has committed, we know that as decent human beings. But it is the ones who walked beside him, the ones who allowed him to continue on the campus of Penn St. long after he "retired" that should follow him to the gates of hell where JoePa is waiting to take them to their destiny. Sandusky, no matter who will agree (or will admit it), has a disease that unfortunately cannot be healed or detected beforehand in order to prevent it from surfacing. Sandusky is the worst monster that could ever be born and should have a far worse fate than living in a cell for the rest of his life. I cannot even venture to explain what should be done to that man for the unspeakable acts that he has done to those innocent young boys that trusted him.
The ones who stood beside him, covered up his actions, and tried to mask his deeds to protect the image of Penn St. should not be ignored. Those people are just as atrocious as the one who stood before the jurors yesterday as each count was brought down. With the first mile behind us (the passing of JoePa and conviction of Sandusky), it is now time to walk that second mile and indict the very ones who enabled this predator to do is deeds. Nobody wins in this situation: not the boys who were molested, not the families that have been crushed by the crimes, not the university whose image was destroyed, or any individual involved in this atrocity. There may never be an end to the healing process for anyone. But one thing is for sure, if you walked that mile with Sandusky, there is always someone waiting at the end of your road to take you in the direction that you will spend eternity: only JoePa, Dottie, Spanier, Curley, McQueary and any other enablers know which direction they will head.
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