Joe Paterno's statue taken down today.

**ntomsw** · 07-22-2012, 08:23 AM

Looks like the school did 1 thing right by taking this statue down this morning...

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...sity-crew-site

I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse," Erickson said in a statement released at 7 a.m. Sunday.

**Maxpower** · 07-22-2012, 08:31 AM

Excellent. Too bad he is not alive to see his statue go bye bye.

**ntomsw** · 07-22-2012, 08:36 AM

Yup. I was thinking the same thing. As big as he was at that school, I don't believe for 1 second that he knew nothing. I am sure there are also higher ups still there that knew what was going on. School deserves the death penalty. Screw them.

They thought they could hide it, because of this 'power' they thought they had. makes me sick.

**Zappa** · 07-22-2012, 08:39 AM

How much is 900 pounds of scrap bronze worth ???

**cyberlogicx** · 07-22-2012, 08:41 AM

That's right. Take the statue down and everything is better. Make heads roll to make everyone feel better, and in reality nothing changes. This sort of thing will happen over and over again. When will people realize that pedophiles don't hang out in retirement homes?

**ntomsw** · 07-22-2012, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Zappa

How much is 900 pounds of scrap bronze worth ???

They said it will go into hiding or something. I think they are gonna break it up, and bury it somewhere. Or at least they should.

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Originally Posted by cyberlogicx

That's right. Take the statue down and everything is better. Make heads roll to make everyone feel better, and in reality nothing changes. This sort of thing will happen over and over again. When will people realize that pedophiles don't hang out in retirement homes?

No, it won't stop them. As far as this incident goes, something had to be done, and this is a start. Sandusky will get his in jail. That's fine in my book. They deserve the death penalty next. They all knew, and they all deserve to die.

**Maxpower** · 07-22-2012, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by ntomsw

No, it won't stop them. As far as this incident goes, something had to be done, and this is a start. Sandusky will get his in jail. That's fine in my book. They deserve the death penalty next. They all knew, and they all deserve to die.

This something that had to be done was done for the best interest of the university, nothing else. Despite the quote in the first post, they did not take the statue down for "victims of child abuse".

**ntomsw** · 07-22-2012, 09:13 AM

Well yeah, they University is trying to save face, hoping the NCAA won't levy more penalties against them. I don't think that's how it's going to go down. There are reports already this morning, that the NCAA could put the death penalty against them.

They have to do something. What is the university suppose to do? I for one at least think this is a start. not having football there ever again, is another start. Screw Penn State, and screw their football program.

**Serapis** · 07-22-2012, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by Maxpower

This something that had to be done was done for the best interest of the university, nothing else. Despite the quote in the first post, they did not take the statue down for "victims of child abuse".

They took it down because of pressure from the public. Once the report came out and we knew just how big of a POS Joe was, it was only right.

**Maxpower** · 07-22-2012, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Serapis

They took it down because of pressure from the public. Once the report came out and we knew just how big of a POS Joe was, it was only right.

And pressure from the media. Completely self serving, which is a little bit different than what Rodney Erickson said in the quote in the OP.

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