Should Penn State Get the Death Penalty?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Violations regarding recruiting college athletes, betting on collegiate athletics, etc; are collegiate athletic issues that are dealt with by an association for collegiate athletics.

Raping a child is a legal issue... doesn't matter if was the head coach of the football team or the physics professor, it's not an collegiate athletics issue. It's a legal issue. And in this case, it's also a matter of following the Clery Act, which is being investigated by the Department of Education.

No one is arguing the acts are worse than when SMU got the death penalty, but SMU's problems were athletic violations.

If you text an athlete too many times, the cops aren't going to get involved. The NCAA will though, because it's an NCAA rule. Not a legal one.

You wasted your effort with this post, though I do appreciate it being said in a different voice.

It's clear as day. Even when Baylor got their sanctions, it wasn't for the murder coverup but for the recruiting violations found during the investigation of same (which may very well be exactly what happens to Penn State, as previously suggested).

But it's far easier to just shout "RABBLE!!!", light up your torches and storm city hall.

I ended up in a similar conversation at lunch today and it took about 5 minutes for the 2 staples in a lost debate to come to the forefront: "So were the Nazi SS soldiers not as culpable as Hitler!?!?!" and "I pray it never happens to your children..."

Godwin's law and a mindless 'appeal' to emotion - the foundation of any truly good stream of vengeance fueled drivel.

I'm out of this mess. I've tried to stay as reasonable as possible here and it's clear that there is a group of people that simply has no intention of giving credence to facts or law here. I'm done buying books just to watch them eat the pages.