PSU Scandal

Social media, while it has brought more publicity to this scandal and helped shine it in the national spotlight, has now become a source for insecure comments and jokes. The embarrassing number of tweets I read that poked some sort of fun at this whole scandal is just sickening and sad. This scandal, through social media, has shown just how low American's can stoop.

The problem with power is that it corrupts, and the problem with absolute power is it corrupts absolutely. As evidenced yet again in this horrific instance, those who are given power are often those not fit to hold it. These individuals use this power to perpetuate their own well being with little regard for the rules. They consider themselves to be above the laws, history has shown this numerous times, and every time it is absolutely despicable. Media, in my mind, should exist solely to publicly oust those who choose to abuse their privilege.

In the framework of feminism this crime is covered up because, as Alyssa pointed out in her blog, sexual crimes perpetrated against males by other males are seen as weaknesses in a masculine culture. The scandal was covered up, not because of its horror, but because it would have shown weakness in the football team. The sport of football is extremely hyper-masculine and something of this magnitude would have, and now has, devastated the program.

Personally this scandal makes me ashamed to be part of a society that would cover something this horrid up. The fact that anything is seen as more important than the personal well being of these young boys is absolutely revolting. Jerry Sandusky deserves a whole lot more punishment than he will ever receive and Joe Paterno should be utterly ashamed of himself, and should count himself lucky that he has not received any legal ramifications at this point. The interview Bob Costas did with Sandusky was absolutely enjoyable from my point of view because Sandusky only tightened his own noose. I obviously hold a lot of rage on this topic and there isn't enough time or space to fully explain it here. For now I just hope that our twisted system gives everyone what they deserve.

Brandon Robison section 6