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Thousands of Penn State students staged a mini-riot Wednesday evening after Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno was fired by the school's Board of Trustees. The students assembled two blocks from campus and chanted, "We want Joe! We want Joe!" Some threw rocks and bottles. A TV news van was tipped over and its windows were kicked in and a lamppost was toppled. About 100 police wearing wearing helmets and carrying batons arrived at the scene around midnight and used pepper spray to break up the crowd. The officers announced into megaphones that the students would be breaking the law if they did not leave the area. Paterno, 84, was fired after reports surfaced that he didn't alert police when a graduate student came to him in 2002 and told Paterno that he had witnessed assistant coach Jerry Sandusky engaging in inappropriate behavior with a 10-year-old boy in a school shower. Paterno announced earlier Wednesday that he would retire after finishing the season, but an outraged Board of Trustees was not satisfied and dismissed the storied coach effective immediately. Dustin Morgan, 20, a junior from Scranton, Pa., told Bloomberg that he thought the decision was "a little harsh." "They're just allegations," Morgan said. "A lot of people were saying Joe didn't make the right choice and morally he didn't do the right thing, but to just fire a man who's been here for 46 years and pretty much made this campus what it is now, I think is a little harsh." James Choi, 18, a freshman from Baltimore, also thought the way Paterno was fired was unjust. "He shouldn't have to go out this way," Choi said. "They should let him leave with his dignity."
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Nobody has any excuse for this that was aware of what was going on and just telling someone higher up is a cop-out. If I saw an adult having sexual relations with a minor male or female immediate action would have taken place to stop it and the police dept. would have been summoned to the scene, would not have just reported it to someone higher up in that organization.
Why hang Joe? Hes not the one accused of a sex crime.
he alerted someone higher up as he should have it was them that chose to keep it hush hush not joe!
IM sure they are, but I kinda meant on here, not one person put any blame on the PERP
Thats pretty harsh, for something that was said to of happened with no trial or conviction.
Can't speak for the op (RS)...to me the perp is on his way to hell. I am just stunned that so many people wanted to protect the Penn State system...to not rock the boat, don't lose any ad money. People, throughout history, that sat on the sidelines (no pun intended) and watched atrocity in silence are the lowest form of life.
You don't need to hang him, but I don't think his actions are really what Penn St. should want from someone that represents them. Him losing his job is the right thing in my opinon.
Actually I was commenting on these morons that were rioting and how stupid they looked in their defense of their beloved coach. More or less saying that the rioters killed any dignity that the coach had left by doing that. Sure he knew and he got what he deserved and we'll let the courts sorts out the charges. I allowed the thread to evolve to what it is now figuring it would go that way anyways.Oh and only TV uses the term "perp" real cops use suspect.
Why does it always seem no body wants to take responsibility for their actions, and worse, no body cares that no body wants to take responsibility for their own actions.
Oh and only TV uses the term "perp" real cops use suspect.
It isn't just that no one cares if other take responsibility for their actions...so many don't feel there shouldn't be any responsibility to take or negative consequences to any action...as long as they get to "express" themselves
I was just expressing my self when the cop came along and took me away. why is it wrong to a horse in front of a group of nuns?I like a challagne.
Did anyone else hear the interview last night with the accused? It was really odd to me. He essentially admitted to taking showers with them and horsing around. While this isn't necessarily a crime, it should be perfectly obvious that it's a horrible idea for someone in his position to be involved with. I was also interested in his long pause when asked directly if he was attracted to underage boys (not the exact words used). Given the circumstances, I'd think that should be the easiest question to answer. It'll be interesting to see what facts are brought out as time goes by.
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