Take Down The Statue

**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Jul 20, 12, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by SvFan4life

Penn State is removing the statue this weekend.

You sure?

Joe Paterno statue sculptor wants decision to wait - ESPN

**SvFan4life** · Jul 20, 12, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Colonels_Wear_Blue

You sure?

Joe Paterno statue sculptor wants decision to wait - ESPN

I seen the link earlier. Sports Illustrated reported it.

**D-Rob** · Jul 20, 12, 05:50 PM

I read that some believe that a reporter broke the story about it coming down just to spark a further outcry and get the process going. I for one hope it does come down this weekend. Penn State needs to get rid of anything from that era.

**SvFan4life** · Jul 20, 12, 05:51 PM

Here is the link but it has changed since earlier.

http://tracking.si.com/2012/07/20/pe...f=twitter_feed

**plantmanky** · Jul 20, 12, 05:52 PM

Burn the campus to the ground.

**SportsGuy41017** · Jul 20, 12, 11:15 PM

Im surprised someone hasn't tried to knock it down with their car or truck, a relative, the statue is only a few feet from the street.

Also, what federal laws did Penn St violate? I know there is a federal law saying any place that receive finacial aid must report all crimes on campus.

**SportsGuy41017** · Jul 20, 12, 11:16 PM

^ And didn't Paterno tell the feds in 98 he knew nothing?

**SportsGuy41017** · Jul 20, 12, 11:19 PM

^ That law is the Clery Act

**NEERFAN** · Jul 21, 12, 11:23 PM

It's coming down.

**Shutitdown** · Jul 22, 12, 07:45 AM

It is gone...just showed video on the British Open of them taking it down behind fencing they erected. I actually had kind of a haunting feeling seeing the footage. Glad it's gone.

**PurplePride92** · Jul 22, 12, 10:40 AM

They did the right thing. Glad it's gone.

**sweet16** · Jul 22, 12, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by spindoc

As a matter of fact, let's strip the green jacket from Tiger since he knocked the bottom out of 438 different blondes while married.

Tigers personal problems didnt happen at his place of employment like it did for Paterno.

**hrcarrier** · Jul 22, 12, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by PurplePride92

They did the right thing. Glad it's gone.

No doubt.

**mountain ref** · Jul 22, 12, 11:54 AM

Another knee jerk over reaction all due to a report by the FBI Director, who by the way isn't a judge or juror. So how many kids did Paterno molest to warrant his statue coming down?

**sweet16** · Jul 22, 12, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by mountain ref

Another knee jerk over reaction all due to a report by the FBI Director, who by the way isn't a judge or juror. So how many kids did Paterno molest to warrant his statue coming down?

He didn't. But he didnt stop it either.

**mountain ref** · Jul 22, 12, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by sweet16

He didn't. But he didnt stop it either.

Same as Obama and Holder with FF, they knew and didn't stop it either until someone got hurt or caught.

**Plato** · Jul 22, 12, 01:44 PM

Comparing Tiger's infidelity to the molestation of a bunch of little kids is ridiculous.
And as to it happening at the workplace, I bet Tiger had a couple on the 18th green somewhere along the way.

**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Jul 22, 12, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by mountain ref

Another knee jerk over reaction all due to a report by the FBI Director, who by the way isn't a judge or juror. So how many kids did Paterno molest to warrant his statue coming down?

A knee jerk reaction? Penn State is reliant upon tuition and enrollment to keep going as an educational institution, and who wants to go to school where people protect pederasts? The statue was theirs, on their property, and was 100% their right to remove. Public opinion is widely one that believes Joe Paterno was a man that despicably covered up the molestation of multiple children over a long period of time to protect his friend, as well as his image, and the image of his workplace and his football program. This reflects very poorly on Penn State as an institution, and keeping up a statue that is the object of so much anger among the public (whether or not it is justified) is a poor business move on Penn State's part. Penn State IS a business, and this was a business move - to save what little face they can.

**Crash Davis** · Jul 22, 12, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by mountain ref

Another knee jerk over reaction all due to a report by the FBI Director, who by the way isn't a judge or juror. So how many kids did Paterno molest to warrant his statue coming down?

Says the king of knee jerk over reactions.

**mountain ref** · Jul 22, 12, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Colonels_Wear_Blue

A knee jerk reaction? Penn State is reliant upon tuition and enrollment to keep going as an educational institution, and who wants to go to school where people protect pederasts? The statue was theirs, on their property, and was 100% their right to remove. Public opinion is widely one that believes Joe Paterno was a man that despicably covered up the molestation of multiple children over a long period of time to protect his friend, as well as his image, and the image of his workplace and his football program. This reflects very poorly on Penn State as an institution, and keeping up a statue that is the object of so much anger among the public (whether or not it is justified) is a poor business move on Penn State's part. Penn State IS a business, and this was a business move - to save what little face they can.

It was a knee jerk reaction to the public opinion and not having a backbone to say wait until everything comes out. Sure it's a business, what school isn't.