Death Penalty For Penn State Looming After Freeh Report

Pull all fed funding and kill all NCAA rights. No more sports for Penn St. EVER!

It is too bad for all of the young men that have worked so hard to make the prestigious football team. They should not blame anyone else but the staff at Penn State that overlooked such horrible acts. These men that turned their heads and looked the other way just didn't put the young boys in jeopardy physically and mentally for the rest of their lives, they ruined the schools reputation, so sad…..and now this. It should be a lesson to anyone no matter who they are and what they are doing, DON'T IGNORE THESE HORRIFIC ACTS!

Pamela…I agree whole heartledly with what you wrote. I have been a Big 10 football fan forever now. Personally, I hope Penn State is used as an example to other schools andf their staff. YES…the death penalty for Penn State needs to be instituted. It is clear to me that Joe Paterno did NOTHING even though he kne so much about what was going on. In the past…even though I am an avid Iowa Hawkeyes fan…I had all the respect in the world for Mr. Paterno. Now I have NONE.

Don't worry, they won't use it. It's like the big red button that can be used, but won't be because it'll open a Pandora's Box of future issues. The financial ramifications would be too great. The NCAA would be sued in federal court. While the issue happened to include a football employee, it was not a football issue. It was a institutional issue. If they are to punish anyone, it would need to be the school, not the football team.

Penn State's sports program will hopefully be extinct very soon…deservedly so. They not only DISGRACED American sports but American society as well. An irony supreme that Penn State's greatest hero, Joe Paterno, was ultimately the catalyst for Penn State's shameful demise; it couldn't have been any worse if they made a pact with the Devil.

While punishment for Penn State should be severe, that punishment should NOT impact the students who are currently enrolled. Those young adults had no hand in what happened, and they should not be punished for the egregious acts of the "leadership" (and I use that term lightly) at Penn State. The adage "don't throw the baby out with the bath water" comes to mind. If the death penalty is to be enacted, then it should be done in such a way that current students are not impacted. Likewise, those students who have already received financial aid should not be punished for the lack of action taken by the University. In addition, the larger picture of the community needs to be taken into account. How many people are employed by the University who have nothing to do with what went down? How many other businesses would be impacted by penalties, which would, in effect, close the University? In the current economic times the death penalty and pulling financial aid would impact far more than the University. Severe penalties yes. Fire anyone associated with the football program under Paterno, yes. Fire all senior management, and anyone where it can be proved has culpability, yes. Fire the entire Board of Trustees? You bet. But punish thousands of innocent students? No. Punish faculty who had no knowledge of the horrible acts which had taken place? No. Punish an entire community? No. Because if that happens then it just extends the pain caused by the failures of the "leadership". Emotions are high and rightfully so. The punishment however, needs to affect those who were harmed. Not create more innocent victims.
This is an unprecedented situation, and the punishment needs to be appropriate and impact those who deserve it. Those decisions need to be made by unbiased, unemotional individuals. Because at the end of the day, regardless of the punishment, not everyone will be happy.

P.S. Everyone associated with the 1998 investigation, by the police, needs to be fired and held accountable as well. If those individuals had done THERE jobs, there wouldn't have been subsequent attacks. I find it rather disturbing that the district attorney's office, child services, and anyone else involved in the 1998 investigation are not being vilified as well. Because those people are just as guilty as the leadership at Penn State.

I think this should be a wake up call to everyone. The message could not be any more clear that the priorities of our universities are not where they should be. The $$ in these schools are focused not on education, but on SPORTS. Now, don't get me wrong: sports are an importnat tool for devel;oping team player skills and leadership qualities, but it has come to RUN the school. Schools are judged for their sports programs to the detriment of their academic requirements, and the finances are unde rthe direct control of the football programs everywhere.

Its time we focused on educating our kids, rather than how we can get touchdowns on Saturday.

Kick them out of the Big Ten. Let them play Toonerville High School. As an alum of a Big Ten school I never want to see another of their games.

This is not the fault of the football players. They should be allowed to play at other schools without questions.

The NCAA should stay out of this. It is a criminal investigation, not a sports rules issue. Further, the NCAA itself should be a party in those being sued. It is their constant elongation of sports seasons, push for money, and TOTAL disregard for student athletes that creates the misguided desire to avoid all negative publicity at all costs. Blow up this stupid organization; they do NO good. As for Paterno, he is guilty as are the others but let's not forget that the punishment should be levied at those responsible, NOT the institution or the existing athletes that had NOTHING to do with this heinous set of acts.

Death Penalty all the way. Do you really have to ask?

Kill Penn State sports. Kill the scholarships. Take away Paternos 300+ wins. Until the last victim passes away, and then bring it back–on probation for just as long. That's for starters. Then they can get creative.

Imagine the scales of Blind Justice. On one side of the scale is the relative importance of Penn State Football, on the otheris the ruined lives of the sodomized boys and the sorrows. Now imagine the Roman coliseum and the thumbs down.

If a school can be given the "death penalty" for acts like "impermisable benefits" then they can do it to Penn State which I feel would be appropriate. Penn State's behavior is far worse and yes, it is a football issue as the people responsible were part of the football program at Penn State. The school should definitely be penalized and made an example of emphasizing that "we" the people of the US won't tolerate this kind of abuse or behavior.

Sandusky was a moron for going to trial on this… it would have been much smarter for Penn State and himself if he had taken a plea.

I agree with you Bernie. It is a criminal investigation and the NCAA should be included; not doing the investigation! If the death penalty is given to Penn State it would be like the parents of a sibling being thrown in prison along with their guilty son or daughter. The parents aren't responsible for the crime committed by their siblings and neither should the fans, players and community of Penn State be punished for something they had no control of or anything to do with. And I am a Miami Hurricane fan, not a Penn State fan.

Several years ago the NCAA gave SMU the Death Penalty for recruiting violations (no child was harmed) and no one raised a concern. Penn State's average athlete plays in a program that damned all college athletics. I cannot imagine how any right thinking person can place a college athletic program, or a college athlete on scholarship to the institution, above the lives of all the young men destroyed in the Penn State locker room.

Football at Penn State should be ended permanently. Even though they are blameless the students will understand. They realize the necessity to demonstrate support for the victims of abuse.

I don't agree with the idea of the death penalty for the school, because that unfairly punishes the athletes, who had nothing to do with this crime. Those who covered up this crime must be dealth with harshly, not student/athletes. Still, an example must be set to put other schools, school executives and coaches on notice that they cannot tolerate a similar environment to exist at their institutions. So, why not allow the Penn St. footall program to survive but force the school to turn over every dollar of profit from it for several years to non-profit organizations helping abused children?

Penn State should have their football program disbanded permanently. If the NCAA KNEW what was happening and, hand-in-hand with the child rapists on the staff, covered up the crimes, then they too should be punished. And don't act as if the players on the team knew nothing. I don't buy that for a moment. Those neanderthals would have covered up the truth also in lieu of their scholarships and fame. The NCAA should drop the hammer on Pedophile State.

You want them to still contact with young men??? Gross!

The death penalty has only been handed out a few times and when it was it devastated the school. The kids there right now do not deserve to be punished for actions that a previous regime enacted. Its ridiculous that the idea of issuing a death penalty is even being brought up. Look at SMU, they are just getting back to prominence after they were handed the death penalty years ago.

The school and the coaches are at fault. They knew about it and pushed it under the rug.They should go down in flames. Penn St. needs to manage there programs better.They turn a blind eye so they would be a force in the NCAA. They can all rott in hell. As for the athletes…TRANSFER to a school that dose not allow petophiles run a muck.

Okay, it's not pertinent to the issues at hand, but when exactly did most of the people in the English-speaking world manage to unlearn or fail to learn the simple rule that you don't use an apostrophe (school's) to pluralize a noun?

I agree totally with Brian. The purpose of sports (football in particular) was to give the student physical exercise, and an "outlet" from their studies. Now, the football coach makes more than the school president, and you have (and I'm sure will) had graduates with degrees that could NOT read or write! Additionally, if the money for the sports programs were actually diverted to the school "general fund" the perhaps the tuition rates would drop, and people would not have student loans that they will need a lifetime to pay off!

I'd like to see a 5 yr "Death Penalty". There must be a real consequesnce for this abuse.

Watch 2 girls fist fight over Paterno's remains!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJzJczV6ohs

oh where to start lets see. i think you need to go back to school and learn proper spelling. It is rot, does, and pedophiles. NOT rott, dose and petophiles

oh where to start lets see. i think you need to go back to school and learn proper spelling. It is rot, does, and pedophiles. NOT rott, dose and petophiles

oh where to start lets see. i think you need to go back to school and learn proper spelling. It is rot, does, and pedophiles. NOT rott, dose and petophiles

oh where to start lets see. i think you need to go back to school and learn proper spelling. It is rot, does, and pedophiles. NOT rott, dose and petophiles

oh where to start lets see. i think you need to go back to school and learn proper spelling. It is rot, does, and pedophiles. NOT rott, dose and petophiles

The death penalty to Penn State is appropriate. They new what was going on and didn't report it or follow through on it. These institutions have the responsibility to assure our childrens safety while attending their Facility. I have always been a Penn St and Joe supporter but his was truly a grevious act. Shame on the institution and all those involved in the acts and cover up.

The death penalty to Penn State is appropriate. They new what was going on and didn't report it or follow through on it. These institutions have the responsibility to assure our childrens safety while attending their Facility. I have always been a Penn St and Joe supporter but his was truly a grevious act. Shame on the institution and all those involved in the acts and cover up.

The death penalty to Penn State is appropriate. They new what was going on and didn't report it or follow through on it. These institutions have the responsibility to assure our childrens safety while attending their Facility. I have always been a Penn St and Joe supporter but his was truly a grevious act. Shame on the institution and all those involved in the acts and cover up.

The death penalty to Penn State is appropriate. They new what was going on and didn't report it or follow through on it. These institutions have the responsibility to assure our childrens safety while attending their Facility. I have always been a Penn St and Joe supporter but his was truly a grevious act. Shame on the institution and all those involved in the acts and cover up.

The death penalty to Penn State is appropriate. They new what was going on and didn't report it or follow through on it. These institutions have the responsibility to assure our childrens safety while attending their Facility. I have always been a Penn St and Joe supporter but his was truly a grevious act. Shame on the institution and all those involved in the acts and cover up.

the death penalty is to punish the staff at the school if the kids wanna play ball go to a different school

Well seeing as how the whole university covered it up, it is the NCAA's problem. Hopefully they get the death penalty. Though even that isn't harsh enough.

Well seeing as how the whole university covered it up, it is the NCAA's problem. Hopefully they get the death penalty. Though even that isn't harsh enough.

if the feds cut off funding then there wont be any court for it and they can still be given the death penalty

if the feds cut off funding then there wont be any court for it and they can still be given the death penalty

Agree. NCAA stay out! This is a criminal investigation and everyone culpable should be punished to the full extent of the law and then sued personally by the victims. Do not punish the student athletes for the egregious actions of their evil leaders. Sanctions, maybe. Death – NO.

The death penalty should start with the death of Sandusky…Football, is a cash cow…and theirs needs to be shot.

Your right. Sports is big business in college and the welfare of the athletes is disregarded. They will get a slap on the wrist and go out their business as usual.

Bernie…come on man….yes, lock them all up, because they are criminals, but look what happen to SMU for boosters….they should not have football or scholarships for 20 years…then the aledged victims would almost be 40 years old…with a life time to still think about the trauma they endured.

What if it was your child they allowed this to happen to? How important would Penn State football be to you then? If it takes something this harsh to prevent this horrid atrocity from ever being allowed again, would you say it was worth it? Where are your priorities? The same place Paterno's was?

What if it was your child they allowed this to happen to? How important would Penn State football be to you then? If it takes something this harsh to prevent this horrid atrocity from ever being allowed again, would you say it was worth it? Where are your priorities? The same place Paterno's was?

Maybe I can't spell but, I WILL NOT DEFEND…ONLY CONDEMN A PEDOPHILE and his crew. Kids are being molested and your bashing my spelling…Really…and you said nothing at all. Maybe you should stay away from kids…ya think?

Maybe I can't spell but, I WILL NOT DEFEND…ONLY CONDEMN A PEDOPHILE and his crew. Kids are being molested and your bashing my spelling…Really…and you said nothing at all. Maybe you should stay away from kids…ya think?

this has everything to do with penn state football program, the head coach, assitant coaches, and school board all knew of this crime, it was their duty as coaches to stop this, and inform the police, none of them did that, if it doesnt reflect on the football program, who should it reflect on? joe paterno is dead, mccreary is on leave, school officials quit, the president at the time knew of this, the death penalty for the football program is not enough, the current players would all get to leave and go elsewhere with no ncaa sanctions, but penn state needs punished for this severly. so this kind of stuff will never happen again. jesus USC got put on probation for 4 years for reggie bush excepting money, four years previous to anyone who played at USC.

this has everything to do with penn state football program, the head coach, assitant coaches, and school board all knew of this crime, it was their duty as coaches to stop this, and inform the police, none of them did that, if it doesnt reflect on the football program, who should it reflect on? joe paterno is dead, mccreary is on leave, school officials quit, the president at the time knew of this, the death penalty for the football program is not enough, the current players would all get to leave and go elsewhere with no ncaa sanctions, but penn state needs punished for this severly. so this kind of stuff will never happen again. jesus USC got put on probation for 4 years for reggie bush excepting money, four years previous to anyone who played at USC.

all the villains that commited these crimes are either dead or in jail so why punish the current staff and students? they have no fault whatsoever.

all the villains that commited these crimes are either dead or in jail so why punish the current staff and students? they have no fault whatsoever.

hell yeah., give penn st the D.penatly luv joe-pa , but this is a crime of humane society., man-kind., not FOOTBALL., wake up america, u talking bout children's butt's, this goes down in the pearlious of HITLER and MADNESS, jerry sandusky should have a white-tag on his big toe with his name on it., as they roll em in the freezer.,"HERE LAY'S THE DEVIL".

hell yeah., give penn st the D.penatly luv joe-pa , but this is a crime of humane society., man-kind., not FOOTBALL., wake up america, u talking bout children's butt's, this goes down in the pearlious of HITLER and MADNESS, jerry sandusky should have a white-tag on his big toe with his name on it., as they roll em in the freezer.,"HERE LAY'S THE DEVIL".

Universities are not institutions of higher learning. They are first and foremost a business. When it comes to big schools like Penn State they will go to the extreme to protect their brand name. This scandal is a total disgrace. I'd like to see the football program receive the death penalty and let that set the precedence.

Rather than hand down a death senctene to the football program, how about a death sentence to Sandusky? Following suit, impose a death sentence to the Catholic Church for its complicity in the molestation of thousands of children.

If churches have to fold after paying out millions because of the deviant conduct by its priests toward minors, what's so special about Penn State? The whole thing is just too big with too many higher-ups involved to not shut down it's football program for at least 15-20 years. But; like so many things in America, "everybody comes up a winner". Penn State's fate will drag on for ages until public opinion cools and they'll remain on the gridiron. When were morals ever allowed to get in the way of money?

Not enough to dissolve the football team. Burn the books in the Paterno Library, tear down old Main where Spanier's office was, implode Beaver Stadium. The Freeh "Report" was a narrative opinion with zero proof that Paterno was involved. You self righteous retards need to do some book learnin' and read the actual report and not only the headline. Everybody get on the lynch mob wagon and take the perversion of one man and ruin an institution of higher learning.

Yep, we should punish future generations of athletes AND any future Penn State students for the crimes of a few men for 20 years..Brilliant.

The situation speaks to the culture of the entire school. Therefor the entire school should be held responsible. I vote for death.

I agree with you Dave. The athletes should not be punished. I do believe that every single person found to have had any knowledge of the abuse, should go to jail, and be abused themselves….on a daily basis!!!

First of all, it is time to speed up the investigation and not drag it on. All leaders of Penn State should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. When replacing them, make sure they are investigated fully. Anything on campus in reference to Paterno should be removed. I feel sorry for his family but its the price you pay for having a scumbag for a father. Secondly, it is not fair to punish the football team for the indiscretions of others. Make all the games away games so that the school cannot profit financially from home games. For those football players who committed to Penn State, allow them to make the decision whether they want to stay or not. Allow them to leave if they choose to go to a different university. Don't take away scholarships that have already been promised to athletes. Thirdly, Penn State should not be allowed to draft any new players for five years. Fourthly, no Penn State faculty in the locker rooms before or after games. If they need to meet with the players before or after the game, they must have a babysitter with them at all times. finally, no sports clubs for young children will take place on campus ever again.

First of all, it is time to speed up the investigation and not drag it on. All leaders of Penn State should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. When replacing them, make sure they are investigated fully. Anything on campus in reference to Paterno should be removed. I feel sorry for his family but its the price you pay for having a scumbag for a father. Secondly, it is not fair to punish the football team for the indiscretions of others. Make all the games away games so that the school cannot profit financially from home games. For those football players who committed to Penn State, allow them to make the decision whether they want to stay or not. Allow them to leave if they choose to go to a different university. Don't take away scholarships that have already been promised to athletes. Thirdly, Penn State should not be allowed to draft any new players for five years. Fourthly, no Penn State faculty in the locker rooms before or after games. If they need to meet with the players before or after the game, they must have a babysitter with them at all times. finally, no sports clubs for young children will take place on campus ever again.

This was a GROUP of pedophiles covering for one another!

This was a GROUP of pedophiles covering for one another!

So everyone who thinks the whole school should be brought down for this, what about the countless businesses and people who are supported by the fact that Penn St. exists in there town? I guess everyone should suffer cause a couple of people within there organization are scumbags. By that thinking, we would have eliminated catholicism long ago for the actions of several within there organization. We trust people everyday to not burn us, and when they do, we should weed those people out and deal with them harshly. We should not, however, blame the 99% who trusted these people to do there jobs correctly. To the people knew directly and covered it up, they are part of that 1% and should be fired and imprisoned at least.

So everyone who thinks the whole school should be brought down for this, what about the countless businesses and people who are supported by the fact that Penn St. exists in there town? I guess everyone should suffer cause a couple of people within there organization are scumbags. By that thinking, we would have eliminated catholicism long ago for the actions of several within there organization. We trust people everyday to not burn us, and when they do, we should weed those people out and deal with them harshly. We should not, however, blame the 99% who trusted these people to do there jobs correctly. To the people knew directly and covered it up, they are part of that 1% and should be fired and imprisoned at least.

no you should because you cant spell which means you cant teach your kids to spell you will have them watching out for petophiles instead of pedophiles. if you would actually look around you will see where i said they need the death penalty and if people dont like it and the kids want to play ball they need to go to a different school. so dont tell me i need to stay away from kids

no you should because you cant spell which means you cant teach your kids to spell you will have them watching out for petophiles instead of pedophiles. if you would actually look around you will see where i said they need the death penalty and if people dont like it and the kids want to play ball they need to go to a different school. so dont tell me i need to stay away from kids

Dave are you serious. Your basically contadicting yourself with the "turn over every dollar of profit from it for several years to non-profit organizations helping abused children". How would the team function then? You would also have to win games to put butts in seats as well. How will that happen? How are you going to recruit kids to come there if they are not able to keep the facilities up to national college football standards?The death penalty would kill the program without wasting the time or money trying to keep it a float. And I doubt seriously it would affect the current football players.Bama, USC,Miami,FSU, Ohio State, Michigan would all have someone on a plane headed to Happy Valley as soon as the death penalty was handed down. It would be like a meat market recruiting these players to come to their school. I think the institution as a whole should suffer because they had people in place all the way to the top who were just as guilty as Jerry Sandusky in this whole thing including Paterno. Its all about accountability, and the school will stand and be accountable and punished for its non action that was made by it superiors that that were placed in authority to be able to put a stop to this.

Brett Kessler a couple people within the school didn't take it as seriously as they should have, and to say that the WHOLE university covered it up makes you sound like Chris Chase. Do you think the whole school knew, and thought to themselves, thats cool, boys will be boys? I think Sandusky should be in prison for life and the rest that were informed, yet didn't respond to allegations properly should be fired. The school will already be in the dump soon cause nobody will want to go there now, so just hold the guilty people responsible.

Jamie Mattox how would that punish staff exactly? They would still have a paycheck and be doing less for it. Sounds more like a reward. Anyone who was part of this will for sure be fired, and prosecuted. Then you have everyone else that is still there, other staff and students, paying the penalty. Thats just dumb. I think sanctions and profit forfeiture for a duration is more suitable then death penalty. People commit crimes sometimes, its part of our lovely little world we live in, sucks I agree, but to hold everyone else around the criminals responsible is just ridiculous.

I thought paterno told that cop guy that worked there all about it and he didn't do anything either? If so, he is the one who took the oath to uphold the law, and should be blamed as equal or greater, as Sandusky. If you tell an officer someone is committing a murder and he says "thanks for the info, we are on it" then nothing seems to be investigated, how would it then fall back to your lap?

Matt–apparently you don't understand the difference between profits and revenues. Profits are what is left over from revenues after expenses are met. Don't kid yourself–Penn St. profits handsomely from its football program after paying the bills that allow the school to run a first-class program. It's those profits I'm suggesting should go to non-profits for several years instead of the school. And how could you possibly suggest the death of the program wouldn't hurt the student athletes? Most of them are not bound for the pros, and a good number wouldn't be able to hook on with other schools. And those who do would be taking a roster spot someone else had held. So, somewhere, some innocent student athlete will be hurt.

Yes, nothing short of "The Death Penalty'.

It seems obvious that the PS administration was intimidated by Paterno, in not reporting the abuse by Sandusky in 1998 and 2001. Because of this link the NCAA should be involved. The death penalty or other harsh penalties are appropriate.

Patterno is a piece of shit

Patterno is a piece of shit