Late Friday evening, the jury delivered the Jerry Sandusky verdict, finding the former Penn State assitant coach guilty on 45 of 48 counts of child abuse and related charges. His sentencing will occur in about 3 months, but needless to say, the 66-year old will spend the rest of his life in prison. The jury deliberated for two long days, about 20 hours, following three weeks of hearing testimony. Now that Part One of this scandal is completed, we can expect additional civil trials as victims seek further justice. Several members of Penn State′s staff may also be subject to criminal charges for their role in covering up Sandusky′s deviant behavior.
So what do you think? As an open thread, this is your opportunity to vent and comment on the trial and scandal. Do you think Sandusky will be punished enough sentenced to say, 400 years in prison? Does this case warrant the death penalty? What about Penn State? Should the school be punished? Suspended from fielding a football team for several years? How much money should be offered to the victims to settle? Who else deserves to be jailed for allowing Sandusky to run amok?
These are all valid questions now that the Jerry Sandusky jury reaches a verdict. There seems little doubt that Penn State will be scarred for many years due to the scandal. That the jury found Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 counts so quickly seems to demonstrate just how solid the evidence was stacked against him. Even the Sandusky defense team was looking for a way out as we are now learning. They requested that the judge retire them and appoint new counsel. The Jerry Sandusky child abuse case will haunt the State of Pennsylvania for years to come. In the long run, do you think we, as a society, are now better off than we were before the verdict?
June 24th, 2012 at 7:40 am
G’mornin’ Andy !!!
I stay as far away from this story as I can get.
It makes me feel like I need to be Steam Cleaned.
My Troop had a Scoutmaster like this. We always thought he was creepy. A couple of years after I outgrew the Scouts, he was busted, Big Time.
He had a whole house full of ‘Fostered’ boys.
June 24th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Don’t be too hard on Sandusky…
He should be eligible for parole in 75 years!!!
June 24th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Not better off. Would have been better off if one of these million victims had been brave enough to step forward earlier. Strange to me that all the blame is assigned to staff at PS for letting him go on so long.
June 25th, 2012 at 4:29 am
Of course, Obama will blame Sandusky on George Bush. I will blame Obama because his Socialism caused this.
June 25th, 2012 at 7:39 am
I also avoided the creepy details on this case. But it certainly seems that a whole bunch of people knew a whole bunch of stuff a very long time ago. It’s almost like this was an open secret at Penn State. I can’t blame the victims for not reporting what was done to them – they were kids and had every reason in the world not to want to revisit what happened. But what about the adults who witnessed / suspected / knew?
Sandusky is evil and sick and has been sent away forever. Good riddance. But in a sense the adults who did nothing, especially the educators and camp counsellors who were in a position of authority over the kids, are the real criminals here.
I’ve read that investigations are ongoing – I hope so.
June 25th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
As long or NAMBLA exists,(omg can you see yourself in one of their offices ?) this sht will continue until we start stapling their fck balls to their chins
June 25th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
I am pretty sure this is Obama’s fault.
June 25th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Take away Penn State’s cash cow FOOTBALL for 5 years and watch people start blabbing their mouths off.
Then have all the people who knew about the sexual abuse and assign them to teenage locked wards. After a few group meetings,these a**hats just might understand the concept of ABUSE and the everlasting effects of it.
I’m pretty sure its the good old boys fault.
June 26th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Buzz, you are on to something interesting. Crime rates are up under Obama. Do you feel there is any relationship between crime rates and economic hope that people feel from inspiring leadership?