did any of you posters even watch the 60 Minutes Showtime special before posting something off the cuff (Bees)? Geez, let's not get our panties tied up in something that most (more like all) of us don't know in full detail/never saw the evidence.
First off, if you get showtime, I recommend watching 60 Minutes Sports. New episode first Wednesday of every month.
This episode contained an interview of Frank Fina, Chief Attorney General of the Sandusky case, and one of the other lead prosecutors (forget his name, McG- something).
Anyways, they spoke about how the case developed. How one kid came forward and they really had nothing to go on until Sandusky published his book, ironically titled "Touched", that basically provided a roundmap to the bother men since the book contained pictures with their names.
The prosecutors said all the men were timid to take the stand and were not forced to. It wasn't until Mike McQueary came forward that they really thought they had their case won (talked about the importance of having a 3rd party witness in these cases to solidify the case). Prosecutors said McQueary was unfairly treated and if you really put yourself in his shoes, you probably would have done the same thing (something I perssonally believe). They said they believe McQueary was probably in shock when he immediately saw Sandusky and went home told his dad, and then immediately told Paterno, which is what they believe most would do (I personally concur).
On Paterno, Fina said he saw no evidence that showed Paterno tried to cover up the Sandusky trial. My take is that Fina believes the power was in the President's, AD's and the other guy who is facing charges, hands, not Paterno. Even though Paterno was arguably the most powerful person on campus, the prosecutors insinuated it was ultimately the 3 men's responsibility (President, AD, and the other guy), not Paterno's
The only part about the statue was about it being taking down and Fina and the other prosecutor commented that they believe Penn State is trying to move forward but really needs to acknowledge what happened a little better before moving forward.
