I’m not sure what more can be said about the abuse case at Penn State. Do I feel sorry for the long time coach, no, not a bit. I completely agree with his firing. It’s one of the responsibilities that go along with the perks of a leadership job. Control your people, make sure they behave correctly, or you pay the price.
After some thought on the subject I think the assistant coach should have been fired too. He did do what the law required of him by reporting the abuse. But when he saw nothing was being done about it he should have gone to the authorities.
I don’t know how many more boys were abused by Jerry Sandusky after he was caught by Mike McQueary. But I think every boy after that has a solid case against Penn State and Coach Joe Paterno. I don’t normally say this but I think those boys should sue the hell out of them. If the athletic department suffers for it then maybe the next time something like that happens they will act a little quicker to put a stop to it. It’s a lot like the priest scandals of several years ago. Sometimes the best course of action is to not handle something in house.