tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730496062131091122.post101854208895252879..comments2011-11-10T07:32:26.433-08:00Comments on Sad Day for College Football: Sad Day in College FootballJeremy "JP" Pergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06628663400721138768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730496062131091122.post-47313871627380611552011-11-10T07:32:26.433-08:002011-11-10T07:32:26.433-08:00I agree with Paul, you should write more often.
...I agree with Paul, you should write more often. <br /><br />I don't pay attention to college football and I have only heard bits and pieces of this story, so I had reserved my right to form an opinion. I heard some say that Paterno didn't know. Others said he didn't know much and told the president of the college what he did know about, thereby fulfilling his responsibility. And others, like you, have said they are disgusted at Paterno's actions almost as if he had himself molested the children. <br /><br />As the mother of a victim of sexual abuse, I know the pain that is associated with it. My child was a toddler when the abuse occurred and she has no recollection of it, thank God! I remember when it happened--taking her to the authorities, child protective services, a child psychologist. I remember the stories she told me, the stories she told the psychologist, the stories that still haunt me even though it didn't happen to me.<br /><br />If Paterno had any inkling that children were being abused, it was his responsibility to society to either investigate it himself or turn it over to those who would. Because he failed to do so, he might as well have committed the acts himself! When the police came to me and told me that they were reopening the investigation into Myles and Jessica's murders part of me wanted to say "no, don't" because I didn't want to go through it all over again, but then I realized that if I didn't do my part in putting this man away and he killed again, the victim's blood would be on MY hands because I was in a position to prevent it. It was my duty to society to reopen and relive those painful memories! I am grateful that I did because I know the world is a safe from that particular murderer. That should have been Paterno's position as well.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this, Jeremy.Traihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514312512991885293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730496062131091122.post-28643658117239207662011-11-09T05:14:44.455-08:002011-11-09T05:14:44.455-08:00You should definitely write more often. This is w...You should definitely write more often. This is well written, and I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />The fact that he did what was "legally expected of him" does not trump his moral responsibility.<br /><br />As the parent of two abused children, I can assure you that there is no amount of time or therapy that can heal the type of wound left by this type of abuse.<br /><br />My only fear in life is that something like this happens to one of my kids. And honestly, I don't know if I fear it more for what it would do to them, or if I fear it would reveal a part of me I would prefer to pretend does not exist.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624140507953560723noreply@blogger.com