UPDATE: In the wake of the Freeh Report, I feel compelled to once again share the story of my sexual assault with you all. It appears that the 4 men in question at Penn State and I have something in common – our inaction in reporting a crime led to a sick man getting away with something despicable. A crime that was probably committed again and again.
Everyone has been calling for these men’s heads on a platter. I guess I deserve the same fate. I guess the countless people who keep silent about sex assault every day are just terrible, awful, no-good, very bad people who aren’t worth the scum on the bottom of your shoe. None of the good we have done in our lives counts. It’s moot because we failed.
That’s how I feel when I hear people respond to this story. If I did the same thing as Joe, Curley, Schultz and Spanier – I’m just as horrible, right? My reputation as a human being is forever marred and can never be redeemed no matter how many people I help along the way. No matter how many great charitable works I do, it’s over for me. I might as well give up now, right?
If Joe Paterno is forever a jerk then I guess I’m right there with him.
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