Paterno was cleared, he should be honored: Your Say
The grand jury had more evidence than the public, so it did right.
Letter to the editor:
It is nice that Christine Brennan feels free to be judge, jury and executioner in her commentary, “What is Penn State thinking in honoring Joe Paterno?” Paterno was not convicted of any crime, and Tim Curley, Gary Schultz and Graham Spanier have yet to get their day in court. Jerry Sandusky was the criminal. The state of Pennsylvania continued to put foster children in Sandusky’s home after allegations were raised. Where is Brennan’s anger at attorney general, and later governor, Tom Corbett who did nothing in 1998?
It is amazing that charges against Sandusky were filed immediately after Paterno’s 409th win. Where is The Second Mile being held accountable? Sandusky was not an employee of Penn State University after 1999. Brennan has a myopic view of the events.
Eugene Wengerd; Salisbury, Pa.
Facebook comments are edited for clarity and grammar:
Ridiculous! Years of child abuse and they honor this eye-turning animal! This is the society we live in today, and idiots question people who take political stands.
— Robert Medaris
Wow, glad to see the mob mentality is alive and well. Joe Paterno was cleared by a grand jury, and none of the claims has been proven true. But that’s OK, you can’t have mock outrage at a person who was convicted. Glad we are all still waiting for the outcome of the school officials who are waiting trial.
— Chris Wetzel
He should be erased from all of college football history, except for stating that he was a horrible person who enabled a molester to prey on children.
— Edward De Leon
He was cleared by a grand jury. The grand jury had more evidence than the public, so it did right.
— Dirk Allison