[charlene]

I feel the same. Abusers are not new. The cover ups are not new either. We just hear about them more. I find the cover ups abhorent and as evil as the abuse itself. That Mr. Paterno would take it upon himself to decide he will retire at the end of the season speaks to the complete disconnect he has with what he allowed to continue. I am happy they fired his sorry ass. To put one man on such a pedestal is a disaster waiting to happen yet these sports coaches are glorified to the heavens. The students out rioting are clueless syncophants - they are more upset about a coach being fired than the 20 people who were abused. The disconnect is mind boggling.
All of the men involved have kids and grandkids yet carried on their lives in a web of lies all the while believing they were above it all. There is no excuse to ever excuse any of their behaviours. None. At. All. The cult era at Penn State is over.