Nine Children Lost Their Innocence Before Joe Paterno Lost His Job

For 15 years, Penn State University officials knew about the robbing of innocence children of their self-esteem and self-worth but did nothing except hide behind the wall of ignorance. Each did just enough to help them sleep at night but none did all that they could to help them rest peacefully. It has always been said that what you do in the dark will eventually find its way into the light. Welcome to the light Coach Paterno, Coach Sandusky and Happy Valley.

Many commentators, pundits and reporters are shocked by this news and some still are only speaking of Joe Paterno’s legacy and his “good” name. For these people, let me put your mind at ease, Joe Paterno will still get into the Hall of Fame and his wins will still be printed in the records books. His legacy will not suffer but I cannot say that about his soul. Like that of the Catholic Church, when these allegations were first brought to light back in 1998, there was a moral obligation for those entrusted with the safety and welfare of our kids to step up and speak out. That was not done and so many others had to suffer before it was finally brought to an end. This travesty may be over for some but for those children whose innocence was stolen will never get closure not to mention the missing District Attorney about which no one is talking about.

It appears that this is becoming an epidemic in this nation, the need to put profit over people. We see it on Wall Street and in our nation’s capital now we find it alive and well in our universities as well. When are we going to get back to believing in the word of the Bible which teaches us to be the peacemakers and protect those who cannot protect themselves? During the press conference when the spokesperson for the Board of Trustees was making their announcement and taking questions, I did not hear one question about the children or the missing DA. It was mostly in defense of Joe Paterno who had the opportunity to do the morale thing but decided against it for some reason.

It is time that we demand more for those who hold in such a high esteem and see our fellow Americans, young and old, rich and poor, adults and children as more than a dollar sign with legs and see them as our family. The students who gathered in the streets to defend Mr. Paterno should be asked what they would do if one of those victims had been their brother?


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