Full statement from the family of Joe Paterno (about the Freeh Report)

[Are_grits_groceries]

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As the people who worked closely with Joe know, he was tough, aggressive, opinionated and demanding. He was also highly principled, uncompromisingly ethical, dedicated to his job at Penn State and committed to excellence.
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The hiring of the Freeh Group is the single most important action the Board of Trustees has taken. Joe supported this decision with the hope that it would result in a thorough, balanced and thoughtful assessment of the Sandusky tragedy. Unfortunately, recent events have raised questions about the fairness and confidentiality of the investigative process.
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Joe Paterno did not cover up for Jerry Sandusky. Joe Paterno did not know that Jerry Sandusky was a pedophile. Joe Paterno did not act in any way to prevent a proper investigation of Jerry Sandusky. To claim otherwise is a distortion of the truth.
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Read more here if you can stand it: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/07/10/3257491/full-statement-from-the-family.html#storylink=cpy

And I'm the Queen of England.

This is preemptive damage control. You can't control an earthquake though.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

1. It's not the " Sandusky tragedy " it's the children's tragedy.

[brer cat]

7. It is Sandusky scandal...

children's tragedy.

[AngryAmish]

2. horseshit

[RiffRandell]

3. What complete bullshit. n/t

[malaise]

4. And I'm a virgin

[Brickbat]

5. "Sandusky tragedy"? What the fucking fuck?

Shame on them. Disgusting.

[Spazito]

6. The Freeh report must be very rough on Paterno for the family...

to come out with this codswollop ahead of it's release tomorrow. The family and their lawyers haven't seen it yet but they feel it MUST be unfair because, well, because it might hold Paterno to account for what he did NOT do in protecting children and, instead, protecting Penn State and his football program.

[RagAss]

8. Outside of the Happy Valley Cult, is anybody still listening to the Paterno family ?

[radicalliberal]

9. I felt sorry for the Paterno family when Joe passed away.

But now I've lost all sympathy for them. Football uber alles. As usual, the victims be damned!