FEAR TACTICS

I am going to be sharing my thoughts on the Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. I have been observing the story closely since it has broke. Now it is just "alleged" at this stage that Sandusky is a child predator, but I do believe that he will have this label by law soon. This whole situation has disgusted me, enraged me, saddened me. The basic message has gotten lost with riots, fights, mud slinging between adults. It makes me want to reach through each internet portal and grab these fools and knock some sense into their heads.

When it this Board of Trustees convened and announced that Paterno was fired and Dr. Spanier was let go, people started lighting up the internet with outrage at Paterno's firing. Let me go back a bit....McQueary "allegedly" found Sandusky raping a child in the showers on Penn State Campus. McQueary reported it to Paterno and then Paterno told a superior about it. And from this point it was swept under the rug...whatever motive or reason it went hush hush. And no matter what the reason or motive it was the wrong thing to do. I am guessing Sandusky has "allegedly" been raping boys for many many years. He set up some sort of foundation in 77 for kids. It is "alleged" that this foundation was his front for raping innocent underprivileged boys. How Dr. Spanier came into the knowledge of Sandusky raping boys is something I do not know but he knew of Sandusky's sins but chose to sweep it under the rug. Even after McQueary "allegedly" witnessed this "alleged" rape of a child, Sandusky was continuing to use Penn State Campus and nothing more was said until it broke out to the public.

Once it broke out to the public, everyone from people to media immediately went after Paterno, asking why did Paterno not do anything more to help those "alleged" victims of Sandusky. Nobody seemed to go after any of the others that were mentioned in a Grand Jury report that knew about Sandusky's sins. Paterno looked like the only bad guy via the media. And the public that has loved Paterno for 61 years of him being the head coach at Penn State started to go on the defensive and fighting back. On the WJAC TV Facebook page there has been name calling, mud slinging, blaming...some supporting Paterno some against him. Both sides going at it of who is wrong and who was right...what should be done and what shouldn't be done. Then Paterno gets abruptly fired. And the fight amongst people got worse....students at Penn State rioted...tossing news vehicles over, throwing rocks at reporters, breaking windows and trying to start things on fire. All because Paterno was fired. And then an up rise of why the others that knew were not fired or let go. Dr. Spanier was let go at the same time as Paterno but it was kept, like under wraps of some sort. The media did not camp out on Spanier's lawn like they did Paterno. They have not reported the moves of McQueary nor camped out on his lawn. And the biggest surprise is they had not once followed Sandusky but just a few brief shots of him handcuffed and being led into the Magistrates office and then he bailed out. Not one utter of a report on his goings and doings. The local media here even reported when a light would go on in Paterno's house. And the clashings are still going on. People mud slinging, name calling over who and what should be done to the ones that knew about Sandusky's sins. Paterno still being haled as a hero or bad guy for what he did or didn't do. Riots, threats of violence at some game tomorrow.....

In the above is all going on, not once were the victims mentioned. Because of all the mud slinging and ridiculous fighting over the who and what should have done. These are my views on all in this mess. Those who knew about Sandusky's sins from McQueary, Paterno, Paterno's superior, the President of the College, Dr. Spanier and a couple of others should have all been punished equally and all should have been fired. The only reason I can see that these people kept Sandusky's sins quiet is so their reputations would not be tarnished. After all, Penn State has a beloved coach that has been there for 61 years. So they have a tradition and honor to uphold. And for it to be tarnished with a scandal of an "alleged" child rapist, oh my. They could not see that that happen. So they all took a pact, yes a pact, to throw Sandusky's victims under a rug and walked on them. After all they are just underprivileged nobodies.

Well, lies will always come out one way or another. And the lies came out. All those victims that Sandusky raped/molested, all those voices squelched with fear of telling, all those tears of pain...that rug they were swept under and stepped on has finally started to been lifted up for the dirt to come out. But because of all the bickering and mud slinging that rug was once again put down for society to walk on again. They forgot about the innocent again. Amongst the blaming, fighting, arguing, mudslinging...those victims were thrown under that rug again. Society is more worried about how Paterno was dealt a low blow or how the others are not targeted by the media. How unfair it all is that some are being treated like scoundrels and some are left alone. It is not about reputations or beloved public figures. It is about the victims.

We need to come together and offer support, love to Sandusky's victims. We need to be sending the message that no matter who you are or what position you hold in society you cannot cover that act of sex abuse against a child. And if you do, you will suffer the consequences at some point in time in life. And it usually has horrible consequences for more than those that were involved in the cover up. Penn State might loose funding which effects students. It is sad but that is the repercussions of keeping a secret. Sandusky's victims need to be shown that it is okay to come forward. All the bickering and fighting is causing victims to feel the same fear as when they were told to keep quiet about what had happened to them. They were probably told that their families would be ashamed of them and that people would make fun of them...and what people here are doing are only reinforcing that fear to not come forward for fear of persecution of some sort. So those that are arguing and bickering, mud slinging, name calling, rioting etc...need to stop. Stop walking on that rug that was laid down on those victims. Help these victims to step up, help these victims take their voices back that were stolen from them. It is an important part of healing in taking that power back. Stand united. Take the message that sex abuse of children is wrong and it does not matter who is doing it...to cover it up for reputation sake is just as low as the abuser themselves.

So all involved in sweeping Sandusky's sins under the rug all need punished. Sandusky needs punished. His victims need to step forward and reclaim their voices. Society needs to support, encourage, show compassion to victims. The media needs to start reporting on all the ones who covered up Sandusky's sins as well as Sandusky himself. The media needs to start having segments on what an abused child feels when being abused. The media needs to have segments on what happens to an abused child if left untreated and untold. Society needs to stop making one person a saint when they should be focusing on God. Society needs to quit making institutions their church. We have lost all site of God. We have put people in place of our Father. We have sinned many sins and have covered up many sins of others for money, reputation etc...

I pray that the victims Sandusky left behind come forward, step up, you can do it. It is a stepping stone to healing. God bless you all.

No matter what this earths judgement be on all the accused, we all have to face one judge and that is the judgement that is final and forever.