This week what many of us have been saying about child abuse and always falls on “deaf ears” exploded, the scandal at a prestigious university such as Penn State has everyone up in arms over what happened to children ten years ago. It’s abhorrent and repulsive to know that a grown man was involved in this type of behavior and worse other grown men were aware of it and did nothing. They cared more about football than saving the very ones who were toys in the hands of a monster or monsters, because it’s been said that Jerry Sandusky was pimping out young boys to rich donors.
Jerry Sandusky founded The Second Mile for underprivileged children. The boys went on trips and special occasions his charity offered, but that’s not the only thing they did; he would later take the boys to the showers and touched them engaging in sexual relations with boys as young as eleven years old. His aberrant behavior changed the lives of many who were made to feel special at one time and later became prey to this monster. He took their innocence away and they will never be the same. Despite the fact he claimed to feel bad about what happened, the only thing he feels bad about is he was caught.
Pedophiles Tactics
The pattern is always the same when it comes to how they operate. Their focus is on children and how to get close to them. They go for those that are underprivileged or may lack what many do. They find ways to accommodate them and impress them with gifts and trips. He knew Penn State University was famous and imposing; children having impressionable minds fell for what he said especially if they were receiving things they never had before. The boys saw him as someone they trusted and helped them out, and since he knew that, he took advantage of their naiveté. The heinous acts this man committed were abominable so why are Penn State students so upset? Have they read everything that went on?
Students Questionable Behavior
Everyone knows that Joe Paterno took on a football team and had a record of winning games, there’s a statue of him on campus and everyone says he’s Penn State; he even goes by JOE PA. Regardless of his echelons when it came to his career, he disregarded the conduct of a member in his team and what he was doing. Did he ever stop to think that was someone’s child? Would it have mattered if it would’ve been his grandchild?
The students seem to have a problem that Joe Paterno was fired, but is that really all that’s to it? Do they know that Joe Paterno said, “He knew about an incident years ago but didn’t report it?” Is it also because it shatters the appearance of a university that permitted child molestation to take place? Their aggressive and violent behavior doesn’t help matters. It’s a slap to the victims that went through this horrendous experience and it’s also extremely immature to be in college and act this way.
Cover-up
I agree with the trustees who fired Joe Paterno. If students have a problem with that it’s too bad, they need to pay attention to the fact that he never said anything when he knew something. Though it may seem like it’s a popularity contest about a person and institution, it involves lives of others that are forever changed; they need to get a grip with reality and stop being so senseless and superficial, or they’re just as bad as the ones that abused and remained silent. I don’t know how men like that can sleep at night, nor do I know how people who stand by them have the conscience to go on with their merry life as if it doesn’t affect them. Unfortunately all of us know that the name of the game is not only football but MONEY and that’s what was buying silence. Nevertheless, those children grew up and opened Pandora’s Box about what happened to them. The staff at Penn State never saw that coming but it happened and just like them there are many pedophiles that are doing the same thing.
I hope this serves as a lesson to all who think they will never get caught; yes you will, it’s just a matter of time; people do get suspicious and sooner or later someone’s going to start talking, don’t forget children grow up and become adults; they’re no longer afraid of you and you’re no longer an intimidating factor in their life; the masks fall and the world then sees who pedophiles are even in a prestigious university.
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