Should PSU get the Death Penalty?

[Reliable Source]

By my read, this thing is far worse than the Miami scandal. I mean, Miami's deal smacks of a "lack of institutional control" (a lot of salacious details) but Penn State's crime is a complete intentional subversion of it. You have a coach, committing felonius acts on minor children, in the athletic facilities. Then you have a graduate assistant, the Head Football Coach, the Athletics director, the Vice President and the President of the University conspiring to keep the actual facts from law enforcement. They did it knowingly, by their own admission. They wanted to be "humane" with a known, child predator. And by doing so, while knowing that Sandusky was continuing his acts of pedophelia(he was taking young boys to PSU games) for 11 years after the fact, these parties condoned the continuing **** of young boys. The NCAA should go in there and shut down their entire athletics program immediately. I mean, who even knows what continues to go on there. We only know, that they seemingly haven't been able to EVER hire anybody that was willing to do the right thing.

[GaUSFBull]

One word:

Absolutely.

[GaUSFBull]

And by doing so, while knowing that Sandusky was continuing his acts of pedophella predatory sexual assault (he was taking young boys to PSU games)

FTFY. Pedophilia is something completely different than what Sandusky is.

[mviusa]

Their football stadium should be reduced to rubble!

[CPR]

Yes, but there's no way it's going to happen.

[Bulls1181]

No... but yes to Sandusky!

[Bull-by-Marriage]

Not only should they face athletic sanctions, they should also face academic sanctions. Aren't they AAU members? If so, wouldn't a crime of this nature and the cover up that ensued warrant them getting kicked out? After all The President of the university was involved not just athletics officials.

[Gismo]

I think they should get the death penalty.

[Reliable Source]

And by doing so, while knowing that Sandusky was continuing his acts of pedophella predatory sexual assault (he was taking young boys to PSU games)

FTFY. Pedophilia is something completely different than what Sandusky is.

From Wiki

As a medical diagnosis, pedophilia, or paedophilia, is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or adolescents 16 years of age and older, typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children (generally age 13 years or younger, though onset of puberty may vary). The prepubescent child must be at least five years younger than the adolescent before the attraction can be diagnosed as pedophilia.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The term has a range of definitions, as found in psychiatry, psychology, the vernacular, and law enforcement. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) defines pedophilia as a "disorder of adult personality and behaviour" in which there is a sexual preference for children of prepubertal or early pubertal age.^[6] According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), it is a paraphilia in which a person has intense and recurrent sexual urges towards and fantasies about prepubescent children and on which feelings they have either acted or which cause distress or interpersonal difficulty.^[1]

In popular usage, pedophilia means any sexual interest in children or the act of child sexual abuse, often termed "pedophilic behavior."^[2][7][8][9] For example, The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary states, "Pedophilia is the act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children."^[10] This common use application also extends to the sexual interest in and abuse of pubescent or post-pubescent minors.^[11][12] Researchers recommend that these imprecise uses be avoided because although people who commit child sexual abuse commonly exhibit the disorder,^[7][13][14] some offenders do not meet the clinical diagnosis standards for pedophilia and these standards pertain to prepubescents.^[11][15][16] Additionally, not all pedophiles actually commit such abuse.^[16][17]

^{Now explain to me, which part of that wasn't what Jerry Sandusky was or what he was doing.}

Reads pretty spot on to me. Really not the issue though. He was r*ping young boys.

Edited July 2, 2012 by Bullwinkle

[Who'sYourData?]

The idea is ridiculous. The NCAA is for collegiate athletics. The Sandusky issue is a criminal issue, and has nothing to do with gaining an unfair advantage on the field. If anything, this will hurt their recruiting more than help it.

People should go to jail, and apparently several people should go to jail. Penn State should pay millions if they make the conscience decision to not investigate, which it appears that they did. The NCAA should have absolutely nothing to do with this.