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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFull statement from the family of Joe Paterno (about the Freeh Report)
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As the people who worked closely with Joe know, he was tough, aggressive, opinionated and demanding. He was also highly principled, uncompromisingly ethical, dedicated to his job at Penn State and committed to excellence.
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The hiring of the Freeh Group is the single most important action the Board of Trustees has taken. Joe supported this decision with the hope that it would result in a thorough, balanced and thoughtful assessment of the Sandusky tragedy. Unfortunately, recent events have raised questions about the fairness and confidentiality of the investigative process.
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Joe Paterno did not cover up for Jerry Sandusky. Joe Paterno did not know that Jerry Sandusky was a pedophile. Joe Paterno did not act in any way to prevent a proper investigation of Jerry Sandusky. To claim otherwise is a distortion of the truth.
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Read more here if you can stand it: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/07/10/3257491/full-statement-from-the-family.html#storylink=cpy
And I'm the Queen of England.
This is preemptive damage control. You can't control an earthquake though.
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)brer cat
(24,576 posts)children's tragedy.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Shame on them. Disgusting.
Spazito
(50,365 posts)to come out with this codswollop ahead of it's release tomorrow. The family and their lawyers haven't seen it yet but they feel it MUST be unfair because, well, because it might hold Paterno to account for what he did NOT do in protecting children and, instead, protecting Penn State and his football program.
RagAss
(13,832 posts)radicalliberal
(907 posts)But now I've lost all sympathy for them. Football uber alles. As usual, the victims be damned!