Quote Originally Posted by RICHARD View Post
I think a more private "gathering" is more appropriate.

I remember growing up and watching he news - the reaction to something like this was a reporter going to a home where a victim lived and being greeted by a 'spokesperson' who would kindly tell the camera that the family was not going to make any statement and please leave us/the premises so we can sort it out.

I just go back to the troublemakers in El Lay after the King/LAPD trial.

That was a free for all that, to this day, still leaves me wondering. Even tho the trial took place about 30 miles away from downtown? The Simi Valley law enforcement groups were well prepared, while the LAPD were not. It takes a few morons in the crowd to start a riot.

I remember right after the story broke, that the students really didn't behave themselves after Paterno was asked to leave. If, for some strange reason, JS had been aquitted and the students had taken to the streets around PSU?

I don't have any problem with people beginning the healing process...it's the New Year's/Times Square atmosphere that seems a little over the top.

Let me try to explain why I think this happened.

This was a unique situation. There are many people who idolize Penn State and who also idolized Joe Paterno. Although I live only an hour away from State College, I am not one of them.

This was a big deal here in Pennsylvania since the story originally broke that there was a grand jury investigation into the alleged abuse(s) and cover-up by Penn State officials.

I am not saying I agree with the big to-do that happened at the court house, but it is just human nature I guess. Many of the people that went to the court house to find out first hand about the verdict had ties to Penn State.

A lot of people thought Sandusky was going to go free. The whole story hit home for many people in this area.

I personally am glad it is over because I am tired of it dominating our local news every evening.