Reports from ABC News indicate that Child Welfare services was contacted in 1993 (or thereabouts) regarding Jerry Sandusky's behavior toward one of his adopted sons. The boy's biological mother began to see changes in his behavior, eventually leading to a juvenile conviction of arson. She reported the changing behavior to the authorities, but again nothing was done about it. And more information is coming out, as people are gaining courage based on the actions of others.
I predict that:
- we will eventually find out that there was widespread knowledge of Sandusky's behavior,
- victims will number in the dozens,
- Sandusky also had other aberrant behavior (in additional to homosexual child rape).
- we will see a huge ban on the Penn State football program--five years of no recruiting and no scholarships, minimum.
- Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison
So I have a question.....does putting the bans on the football program, hurt the current players? If so, then is there a balance that can be created to punish those in charge versus still giving opportunities to participants in the program?
Posted by: Bonnie | December 01, 2011 at 07:43 PM
Bonnie:
It is unfortunate that current players will have to suffer the consequences of their university leaders. I expect that any punishment will include allowing current players to transfer without penalty to another university If players stay at the school and football is cancelled, I would hope that the school would honor their scholarships. But there are no guarantees.
Posted by: Fletch | December 01, 2011 at 11:34 PM