Bonus 1

This is going to be my first bonus blog post. For this one I have chosen a topic that is on everyone’s mind lately. That topic is the Penn State scandal. The reason I have chosen to speak about this is because it is rare when people actually take the time to ask a students point of view on this topic. I feel that the majority of people just jump to quick conclusions that are often un warranted and wrong. Over the past few weeks I have had numerous conversations with other students on campus on their thoughts on this topic. The most common theme between these students is that Penn State jumped the gun on firing head coach Joe Paterno. The reason is that the media caught the first look at a huge scandal that involved Joe Paterno who has previously been known as a straight edge angel who has put sixty years into this great university. So once they got a chance to ruin that and get good rating on their station, they took the chance and ruined a great mans life. But later, facts would come out that Joe Paterno actually did more than people think. He went to his higher ups and demanded that something be done. And come to find out his higher up was involved with the police department. Later when he noticed that something has not been done, he was told to step down and that he was only a football coach. That is something that the media did not portray on his behalf. All they did was crush him and get his named tarnish almost to the point of no return. It is outlandish what they have done to this great man. I feel bad for him and his entire family. However, I am not defending him one hundred percent. There is always something more he could have done. I worked as an intern with the police department this past summer and did some work with computer crimes, and had to watch child pornography for a case that we were working on, and it made me sick to my stomach. I couldn’t imagine not doing everything I possibly could to put that men behind bars that are responsible. So in actuality, he should have done more, but he is not one hundred percent wrong. We want Joe Pa! Moving on, I believe that Sandusky should get prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. What he did was absolutely disgusting and in many way deviant. He is a sick individual that tarnished the name of this entire university and the football program that prior to this scandal, was known to be a happy, healthy, and law-abiding program. He ruined that for us and our alumni. But in the end, I believe that Penn State will be able to move past this a reclaim our name as on of the top universities in the country. I also want to make sure everyone knows that this has nothing to do with the students and that no student should be punished or prosecuted against for being a Penn State student. WE ARE!