I don’t know who this courageous young man is, but boy, does he have a future in leadership:
(Via Business Insider).
One brave Penn State student speaks
13 Responses to One brave Penn State student speaks
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Lord Karth says:
Give some props, too, to the young woman in the crowd who insisted that said young man should be allowed to speak when said crowd was beginning to boo him (about a minute or so into this).
Your servant,
Lord Karth
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Sometimes satire is the only way to deal with this degree of insanity: http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/sports-media-asks-molestation-victims-what-this-me,26609/
STATE COLLEGE, PA—After former Penn State defensive coach Jerry Sandusky was charged Saturday with multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, indecent assault, and unlawful contact with minors, the national sports media sought out his victims this week to ask if they were worried about Joe Paterno’s legacy and how their molestations might affect the recently fired head coach’s place in the history books.
Describing the downfall of Paterno as “clearly the most devastating thing to come out of the sex scandal,” outlets from ESPN to USA Today asked Sandusky’s victims if, while being forced to engage in oral and anal sex with a man 40 to 50 years their senior, their primary fear was for Paterno’s reputation—and, specifically, for how revelations of their suffering might diminish his two national championships, three Big Ten titles, and 24 bowl victories.
“This is obviously a sensitive subject for you, and I understand how difficult and uncomfortable it must be to talk about the abrupt end of JoePa’s career, but as a journalist, it’s my responsibility to weed past the 40 counts of sexual misconduct over a 15-year period and the gross negligence on the part of school authorities and ask about what is really important here: Joe Paterno’s football accomplishments,” Steve Wieberg of USA Today said to one anonymous victim, who was 10 years old when Sandusky assaulted him and who now suffers from irreparable emotional and psychological damage. “He is the winningest Division I football coach of all time and a man whose very name is synonymous with excellence. As a Penn State fan yourself, this must be very tough for you.”
“When you told your family how Coach Sandusky forced you to engage in illicit ‘soap battles’ with him in the shower, what were their thoughts on Joe Paterno?” he continued as the abuse victim stared silently back at him. “Was their immediate response worry and concern for how this might tarnish his six Fiesta Bowl wins?”
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Charles Cosimano says:
Maybe the young man has no future in Pennsylvania, but then Pennsylvania probably has no future so why should he worry. There are 49 better other states.
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PA15017 says:
Wore a famous Pitt player’s jersey to a Joe Paterno rally. This guy may still have a few things to learn.
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Mitchell Young says:
“Pennsylvania probably has no future”
Pittsburg was recently ranked the most livable city in the US.
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Hector says:
Re: Pittsburg was recently ranked the most livable city in the US.
In my experience (having spent a week there last year), Pittsburgh is a great city, and it seems like one of the ‘crunchiest’ American cities I know of.
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Ethan C. says:
Really? When I went to Pittsburgh, my impression was that the residents were all people who just couldn’t find their way out. Literally — that city is one big maze.
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Anglican says:
Nice to see. Usually young adults are sub par.
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Luna R. says:
Pittsburgh residents enjoy the labyrinth that is Pittsburgh.
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Re: When I went to Pittsburgh, my impression was that the residents were all people who just couldn’t find their way out. Literally — that city is one big maze
LOL. I’m from Boston, so I’m used to cities that look like mazes. And yes, we enjoy the labyrinth that is Boston as well.
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I just spent a week in Pittsburgh, and the maze kind of scared me, so even though I drove there, I got a weekly bus bus. I don’t like to drive on hills with a clutch. I don’t think I’d choose to make my home there. But I love visiting, I was impressed with the Teenie Harris photo exhibit, and the people I know there are good people. To each there own. It doesn’t have anything to do with Paterno — a matter I became familiar with only after returning home to Milwaukee.
A great future? I hope so. But not in Pennsylvania, I’m afraid.