Punitive measures always carry the capacity of driving covert activities further underground, but, in the case of Penn State there is more than covert activities marring ethics, it was criminal.
The activities of a pedophile are criminal, so the idea there was more harm than good by the NCAA isn't really a question. The depth as which Sandusky was successful because of the criminal content is what concerns the community. I doubt the NCAA disciplinary procedures does much damage from the stand point of driving criminals further underground.
What does bother the community as being over reaching by the NCAA is the fact the $60 million fine will sadly effect sports activities across the campus. That is unjust. There are athletes on the campus having nothing to do with Sandusky or the Patero legendary football program, yet they will suffer because of the loss of funding to their programs. Among those programs will be Title IX women's programs and that is unfortunate.
There is an additional paradigm of which will effect the careers of young athletes and scholars, they'll have to relocate their college careers to different schools, different scholarships. That will displace still other athletes in greater competition. The NCAA decision is harsh when all the impacts are realized. I would think the criminal charges people are facing should temper the decisions by the NCAA, however, it did cause action by the university administration to take the statue of Paterno down.
I think what bothers me more than any of the measures by the NCAA, is the fact Tom Corbett has been so inconsistent in this behaviors in this matter.
As an Attorney General in the State of Pennsylvania he was involved in the investigation of Sandusky and Penn State. The exposure of Sandusky did not happen during his AG days. But, that isn't the only problem with the current Governor's behavior.
A drawing of the Learning Center of The Center for Excellence for The Second Mile.
Gov. Tom Corbett this summer approved a $3 million state grant (click title to entry - thank you) to The Second Mile, the charity founded by suspected child molester Jerry Sandusky, despite knowing about the sex abuse investigation that later resulted in charges against Mr. Sandusky.
The grant is now on hold, said Mr. Corbett's spokesman, Eric Shirk.
The grant would have helped pay for the first phase of the "Center for Excellence" at The Second Mile, which Mr. Sandusky, a former Penn State University assistant football coach, founded in 1977 to work with troubled children ....
Governor Corbett is a prime example of what is "W"rong with these circumstances. He gave a nod to the monies that flowed into his campaign. Some say as much as $650,000 from affiliations with The Second Mile went to the Corbett campaign.
The fact the funding is on hold doesn't really matter because The Second Mile has been dissolved. So, the monies have no place to be banked. The monies need to be permanently returned to the Pennsylvania State Treasury. That was an nice exchange by the way; about 5 dollar state treasury funds to 1 exchange for campaign funds. But, besides the obvious cronyism existing, the ethical violation, the fact Corbett was so willing to promote 'the establishment' over 'the criminal that established it' is a huge part of the problem.
If people in power are willing to look the other way to benefit their own careers, such as Corbett did before and after taking the Governorship, isn't that what the problem was the entire time at Penn State? Wasn't the fear of being impacted by unpopular opinion cover the crimes of Sandusky? Wasn't The Second Mile Sandusky's private playground?
Corbett needs to be investigated for what he knew as an Attorney General and allowing those facts to dissipate in campaign donations and crony acts of funding to those donors. He is as much a part of these crimes and their perpetuation as Sandusky was and any administrator at Penn State that turned a blind eye to the victims.
Governor Corbett is a prime example of what is "W"rong with these circumstances. He gave a nod to the monies that flowed into his campaign. Some say as much as $650,000 from affiliations with The Second Mile went to the Corbett campaign.
The fact the funding is on hold doesn't really matter because The Second Mile has been dissolved. So, the monies have no place to be banked. The monies need to be permanently returned to the Pennsylvania State Treasury. That was an nice exchange by the way; about 5 dollar state treasury funds to 1 exchange for campaign funds. But, besides the obvious cronyism existing, the ethical violation, the fact Corbett was so willing to promote 'the establishment' over 'the criminal that established it' is a huge part of the problem.
If people in power are willing to look the other way to benefit their own careers, such as Corbett did before and after taking the Governorship, isn't that what the problem was the entire time at Penn State? Wasn't the fear of being impacted by unpopular opinion cover the crimes of Sandusky? Wasn't The Second Mile Sandusky's private playground?
Corbett needs to be investigated for what he knew as an Attorney General and allowing those facts to dissipate in campaign donations and crony acts of funding to those donors. He is as much a part of these crimes and their perpetuation as Sandusky was and any administrator at Penn State that turned a blind eye to the victims.
