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This makes me angry
Nov. 22nd, 2011 06:24 amAlleged Sandusky victim bullied out of school
(Warning: Possible triggers.)
This is partly why victims of those sorts of crimes never report it. Because there's always assholes who decide to blame the victim.
I think some of the problem is that this involves a sport most people in America are obsessed with, and some of it is that these people - Sandusky and Paterno - had been seen as essentially Gods for the work they did. The latter, I can definitely understand. And even with football, I try and respect that in some communities, that's basically the thing that brings the community together. Even my community is pretty obsessed with sports, although I'd say only a little more so than most places in the US. So... I get why people are so worked up over it. They get emotional over sports.
Plus, it wasn't just the sports. They were seen as Gods within their communities for charity work and being generally inspirational.
But here's the thing - Paterno should have told the cops once his school didn't. Would it have been a hard decision? Yes, but he would have come out a better person. And Sandusky... there is no justifying his actions. His seemingly good deeds were just a way for him to fool people and hurt kids, and being a football coach does not mean you're incapable of doing wrong.
The whole thing makes me sick, and I don't really want to talk about it, but I think it needs to be said how moronic it is that people are blaming the victims instead of the ones responsible.
(Warning: Possible triggers.)
This is partly why victims of those sorts of crimes never report it. Because there's always assholes who decide to blame the victim.
I think some of the problem is that this involves a sport most people in America are obsessed with, and some of it is that these people - Sandusky and Paterno - had been seen as essentially Gods for the work they did. The latter, I can definitely understand. And even with football, I try and respect that in some communities, that's basically the thing that brings the community together. Even my community is pretty obsessed with sports, although I'd say only a little more so than most places in the US. So... I get why people are so worked up over it. They get emotional over sports.
Plus, it wasn't just the sports. They were seen as Gods within their communities for charity work and being generally inspirational.
But here's the thing - Paterno should have told the cops once his school didn't. Would it have been a hard decision? Yes, but he would have come out a better person. And Sandusky... there is no justifying his actions. His seemingly good deeds were just a way for him to fool people and hurt kids, and being a football coach does not mean you're incapable of doing wrong.
The whole thing makes me sick, and I don't really want to talk about it, but I think it needs to be said how moronic it is that people are blaming the victims instead of the ones responsible.
