Paterno Scandal

Social media is shaping the view of the Penn State and their treatment to Joe Paterno. The fan base that Penn state has made seems to forget the seriousness of the offense and only think about football. The sex-offense is on a personal level of Paterno, yet instead of separating him as a person and coach, the media connects the two and believes he should not be punished due to his sport record. His achievements in football have no regard to the case. The media often talks about stripping Paterno of his awards which almost seems irrelevant since it doesn’t have to do with his football success, it was simply his personal decision to hold information about the child’s abuse. It is sad to hear that most of the football players of Penn State feel that Paterno does not deserve to be stripped of his achievements, let alone being fired.
I believe that the power of the media has influenced society to overlook the actual crime, and make it seem that an innocent football coach got wrongly accused. The Penn State football team has a lot of power over the media and the sports world. Joe Paterno himself has created a large support system. I believe that the crimes committed are completely inexcusable and anyone involved definitely deserved to be punished. While trying to protect the universities reputation, Paterno did have the right idea about keeping negative attention away from the school, yet it seemed inevitable.
I personally feel that Paterno deserved to be fired, along with the administrator that he told. Someone should not have gotten away with raping young boys for that many of years. Regardless of the relationship that Paterno had with his assistant, it is inexcusable that he did not go straight to the authorities. I just have to think about the young boys that could have been saved from the rape and molestation. I understand the outrage from the fans and players that Paterno has had such an amazing career at the university, but it is no excuse for covering up such vicious acts.