Just My Opinion About Penn State

  A terrible thing happened a few years ago at Penn State. It was a horrific act, followed by other horrific acts and nobody stepped forward to make it stop. As with most things secret, leaks began, and then the whole shebang was out in the open. It is sad for everyone, very sad.

Having said that, my opinion is thus:

The initial timing of the scandal being exposed, a few days before the football season ended and a coach retired: was there not a better time? After all, the secret had been hidden for so many years. Who was protected by this release date? I would speculate, not the victims.

And the dominoes begin to fall, very quickly, gaining momentum going round and round. The students protest, a man is arrested, another man dies, and there is a trial. It is all just plain awful. And now, more punishment, let’s rub a little more salt into the wounds. How can you say a team did not win a game when it did?  After all, are there not more people involved in a football team then the coaches?

Who are we really punishing here? There were a lot of people who did not step up when they should have and they were not all at Penn State or involved in the football program.

 People who have options continue to hurt the young people of this University. One of them is my daughter who recently received her Masters Degree from Penn State. She said to me this morning, “I hope all this does not hurt my chance of getting a job”.

But, and this is just my opinion, the victims can now begin to heal, the university can move forward. The students at Penn State will rise above this, as will the football team,  and I am sure my daughter will get a job.