Penn State

A couple of months back, I went on a long rant saying what Jerry Sandusky did was obviously, hideously wrong, BUT the greater crime was committed by university officials who covered it up and LET HIM CONTINUE doing it.

Over the last couple of days, I've noticed the bigger story developing at Penn State . Prosecutors are now involved and so are some of the university's leaders including former Penn State President, Graham Spanier. Charges were filed against him and two of his underlings yesterday.

This is my favorite quote so far from the hearings, "This was not a mistake by these men. This was not an oversight. It was not misjudgment on their part," said state Attorney General Linda Kelly. "This was a conspiracy of silence by top officials to actively conceal the truth."

Linda Kelly must have read my blog two months ago because I said nearly the same thing. I'm usually appalled by the time and money wasted on so many of our "criminal" trials in America. (Things like proving that guys like Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds KNEW they were using steroids.) In the grand scheme of things, finding either guilty or innocent wouldn't do much either way. But what's happening at Penn State, what HAPPENED at Penn State was truly CRIMINAL and it effected many more people than just individuals who may or may not have been hurting themselves.

What was allowed to happen at Penn State shows you how far people actually go to protect their hundred million dollar programs. I honestly don't know how anyone could do what these people did. They could have stopped the abuse at any stage and they chose not to. AND they let it continue.

I have no idea what the penalty will be for these men when the dust settles, but being actively involved as a accomplices in the continuing crimes of Jerry Sandusky should produce something severe. Sandusky is going to spend the rest of his life in jail. Those who covered it up SHOULD see something similar. I have serious doubts that will happen. But I will be watching when sentences are announced.