My Thoughts On The Penn State Disaster.
I just read the Grand Jury report…. Horrible! The question is being asked “Why didn’t McQueary stop the child rape when he walked in on it? It’s a great question.
Sandusky was something like 50 when McQueary walked in on the act. Mcqueary was the 28 year old ex-quarterback and could have easily beat Sandusky to a pulp. Maybe that’s what he should have done. It’s what I can imagine myself doing if I walked in on something like that. But I know how attached and loyal players are to their coaches. This relationship was almost certainly like a father and son relationship.
I was trying to think of other reasons why McQueary didn’t stop the rape, and, after I read the pdf, I noticed something. McQueary does not seem to have told his boss Paterno exactly what he saw.
Assuming that is indeed true, here is my thought.
Is it possible that McQueary was also a victim of rape by Sandusky? That is pure speculation on my part, but given the details and the break-down in the communications between McQueary and others, if the grand jury testimony is indeed accurate and all are telling the truth, that would go a long way to explaining a lot.
Politics / Law Stuff | Sonicfrog November 11, 2011
4 Comments to “My Thoughts On The Penn State Disaster.”
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By Jeff Alberts, November 12, 2011 @ 3:21 am
I don’t buy it.
What did McQeary tell Paterno? That Sandusky was shaking the boy’s hand? He might not have told him the gory details, but he must have told him something that caused Paterno to tell his superiors. Even if he only told him “Jerry was touching a young boy inappropriately in the shower”, do you keep that guy around kids until it’s been properly investigate?
McQueary should have called 911, simple as that.
By Sonicfrog, November 12, 2011 @ 6:26 am
That’s the thing…. What he “should” have done. But it’s not. Why?
By Jeff Alberts, November 13, 2011 @ 9:16 pm
The only reason I can think of is because all these guys were friends and very close. It would be like catching your brother doing such things. Calling the cops would be a very hard thing to do, but it has to be done.
By Sonicfrog, November 14, 2011 @ 2:05 am
As I mentioned, in sports, especially something like football, the coaches are often looked to as father figures. In the end (no pun intended) that is probably enough in and of itself….
Just got a new keyboard… It types very nice.