Quote Originally Posted by happylabs View Post
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.
Got it.

I do think that there is a macabre attraction to stuff like this.

People that are not connected to a case are the strange ones. There was a fight for seats at the Casey Anthony trial-that made me laugh.

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I do believe in justice and people paying for their crimes against a community.

I find that the press/media coverage goes way over the top to rattle the cage of the folks in whatever area the crime takes place.

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On the Paterno connection?

JP knew, or had info about what was going on. I thought that his informing the uni and whoever else that needed to know was just enough to 'protect' his program. There have been smaller scandals that have ruined collegiate sports programs.

What did the Duke Lacrosse scandal do to that program?

There is quite a bit of healing to be done. And it happens on different schedules.

I understand the need for a community/neighborhood to feel safer about a thug/criminal bring brought to justice.
It's the 'dancing on the grave' stuff that goes on that make me think we are going back to the middle ages....

I saw that the lawyer for JS was on the steps of the CH and people were getting kinda frisky while he was making a statement. By the same token? The Atty Gen comes out to applause and cheers.

Like, what did she do in the courtroom?

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Off topic?

Who was the woman who showed up at a courthouse and took out a jerk who had molested her son? She went to jail and ended up with breast cancer. I can see her face but cannot remember her name.