The evil that men do

I absolutely love college football.  I've been a fan for most of my life.  So even though Jerry Sandusky has been retired for the better part of 12 years, I clearly remember him.  He was an excellent college football coach.  His Penn State defenses played tough and hit hard.

However, what's been going on in State College, Pennsylvania over the last week or so has nothing to do with tough defenses or hitting hard or even college football. What's been going on recently is about reprehensible human beings, covering asses and child molestation.  While I understand why so much attention has been placed on Joe Paterno, for the life of me I don't understand why the bulk of the media aren't perched on Jerry Sandusky's front lawn; and why every time he shows his face he isn't faced with a barrage of questions.

Have you had sex with little boys?!?
If so, how long have you been doing this and how many little boys have you had sex with?!?
Have you had sex with any of your own children or grandchildren?!?
Why do you think that Penn State officials were quick to cover all this up?!?
When a man has sex with a child do you think he ruins that child's life?!?
Do you know of any other Penn State officials that like having sex with children?!?

I'd like to say that I understand what's going on, but to be honest I don't understand anyone that would even consider utilizing a child for sex. As a matter of fact, I have difficulties even thinking about it without getting really pissed off. The father in me understands why the parent of an abused child would choose to kill the person that violated their child.

This week there have been many fans of college football that have been concerned about Joe Paterno's legacy and how spending 61 years at Penn State should entitle him to go out on his own accord. This story shouldn't be about some old coaches right to coach more football games.  This story should be about abused children, the evil that men do and the poor decisions that still other men made in order to cover their asses and keep this awful story out of the limelight.  The mistake that some people are making is in comparing this to what's happened to other football coaches over the years.  If anything, they should be comparing this to the abuses of the Catholic Church, because the similarities are clearly there.  Someone needs to ask Mr. Paterno why he didn't feel that it was his civic duty to call the police and report this reprehensible crime.

There will always be people that will take an opportunity to take advantage of others.  It happens in every aspect of human life. It's constantly going on, it's probably just the nature of men (and women) to do so.  But when it involves children........and sexual abuse, all bets are off.  At that point, this becomes a black and white issue.  There is no defense for anyone who stands in the way of justice for children treated like sex objects.

 As a society we need to take a hard stance on those that would exploit our children.  I see no reason why we shouldn't close ranks on these types of people; and while there are those people out there that value ALL human life, I'm not one of them.  I don't believe that every single person on the face of this planet actually adds value to our society.

 I'm a staunch supporter of the death penalty because of murderers and child molesters.  I see no reason why those convicted of these crimes shouldn't swing at the end of a rope on pay per view.  To me, that would be "Must see TV".

There are many aspects of this story that are disturbing as hell, but one thing about this story keeps nagging at the parent in me. What kind of man walks in on another man raping a child and can turn around and walk away without beating the ever loving shit out of that rapist?!?