Sandusky Guilty on 45 counts...

[Dravin]

What Anne means is she doesn't feel she needs you to restate her opinion for her LM.

[Vort]

Originally Posted by Dravin

What Anne means is she doesn't feel she needs you to restate her opinion for her LM.

"Are you saying that I'm repetitive? That I'm redundant? That I say the same thing over and over again?" - Frasier, on Cheers

Not that I personally would ever engage in self-referential humor.

[prisonchaplain]

Originally Posted by MasterOrator

As old as Sadusky is he will and should die in prison.

This leads in to a good discussion though. Do you think we focus too much on Justice and not enough on rehabilitation?

I especially want to ask PrisonChaplain, what is rehabilitation for inmates like in prison? Is there any rehabilitation?

The new focus is "reentry." Every year well over 600,000 state, local, and federal inmates return to our neighborhoods. How are we going to help them reenter successfully, so they do not return to our facilities? At the federal level, we are no longer building new prisons. However, we take in a few thousand more than we release. How long can we cram them in? Recidivism (returns) is expensive, so we are trying to reduce it. The traditional trifecta is: religion, education, and drug treatment. Sociologists tell us these work. We're trying to make them work better. However, the new approach is to seek mentors and "aftercare" programs--many of them faith-based, that will work with our "graduates." If an inmate leaves prison and finds a friendly face--preferably someone he's developed some relationship with while he was inside--and that person helps him find housing, a job, and to connect with a house of worship, or shared interests...chances of success will likely go up quickly.

IMHO it's the same as "rehab," but that word sounds liberal and naive. So, we talk about reentry now.

[slamjet]

I had someone ask me about the whole Sandusky thing. I told him I'm not worried about Sandusky getting his just dues. He's going to get punished for what he did (as he has been). I'm more concerned about all the folks that enabled him. They're just as dangerous. It will be interesting to see just how deeply they tried to protect him (Sandusky), the school and themselves when they go to court.

[annewandering]

well the school has already jumped the gun on that, slamjet. They have publicly said they prefer to settle. No court. No new revelations. All + for them!

[slamjet]

I bet they want to settle. But there are other criminal charges out there. From what I've been able to gather:

Gary Schultz, Senior VP - Failure to report, perjury
Tim Curley, Athletic Director - Failure to report, perjury

That is, If these charges are not dismissed.

[Vort]

Originally Posted by slamjet

I bet they want to settle. But there are other criminal charges out there. From what I've been able to gather:

Gary Schultz, Senior VP - Failure to report, perjury
Tim Curley, Athletic Director - Failure to report, perjury

That is, If these charges are not dismissed.

Note that if he were alive, JoePa, who got fired for the whole scandal, would not have been charged with anything. After their public crucifixion of a decent man who fulfilled his legal responsibility and openly said he wished in retrospect that he had done more, I'm inclined not to claim Penn State any more as an alma mater.

[slamjet]

Originally Posted by Vort

Note that if he were alive, JoePa, who got fired for the whole scandal, would not have been charged with anything. After their public crucifixion of a decent man who fulfilled his legal responsibility and openly said he wished in retrospect that he had done more, I'm inclined not to claim Penn State any more as an alma mater.

After reading the grand jury testimony, I don't see him as a good man. I see him as a person who may have once been a good man, but somewhere became a man who was more concerned with his and the image of his program as well as allow his friendship over-ride his duty as an administrator to report. There was just too much time in ignoring and dismissing what was happening. From what I read and understand about PA's mandating reporting law, his reporting may not have risen to the level of being legally not liable. But then the only ones (other than Sandusky) who got charged were the ones who perjured themselves.