Should Penn State Get the Death Penalty?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by cdcox

I went to Penn State for my PhD. I was proud to be a Nittany Lion but more from the academic side than the athletic side. I think I went to 2 football games in 4 years in Happy Valley.

I've been on the fence about whether the entire school should be punished for the actions of a few. But I just heard on the news that Penn State is planning on keeping the statue of Joe Paterno up. Wow. They (officials and booster base) just don't get it. I was hoping for a proactive response. This isn't it. If Paterno was alive he should be facing criminal charges, and they are still idolizing him. Give them the death penalty. Maybe then they (officials and booster base) will start to understand the seriousness of this situation, and how it transcends something as trivial as football.

If you went to Penn State, then you also understand how good the educational program is there. The question is what happens when your football punishments transcend well beyond football and start affecting the academic programs. Where do you draw that line? There are a lot of good people like you that are there for good reasons. What about the thousands of people like you that rely on Penn State alone because they're the only school able to offer the quality education at in-state tuition?

By the way, I agree on the Joe Pa statue. They have to tear that down if they want to start fresh. It's embarrassing that they would want to keep it there. Maybe they're just waiting for some more of the dust to settle. I would hope that's what's going on.