Even if he avoided charges, isn't his life pretty much over anyway? Even though his wife is still sticking around, which perplexes me, no one else is gonna want to be anywhere near him. His football legacy is in ruins and everyone on the PSU campus despises him.
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Penn State football pedophilia thread (UPDATE: NCAA sanctions handed down)
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Even if he avoided charges, isn't his life pretty much over anyway? Even though his wife is still sticking around, which perplexes me, no one else is gonna want to be anywhere near him. His football legacy is in ruins and everyone on the PSU campus despises him.
BertramCooper
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so why would he announce it like this? why not testify? by announcing this, there's a slim possibility that he'll get off because of a mistrial?
JumpingTheGun
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Probably made the claim so there WOULD be a mistrial
This fucking world man.
This fucking world man.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
SerArthurDayne
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If it makes you feel better, the jury usually has already made their mind up by closing statement time. And the previous 7/8 of the trial was the equivalent of the Titanic going down for the defense.
Gary Whitta
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http://www.theonion.com/articles/sandusky-angry-hes-not-going-to-be-allowed-to-tell,28631/
The sad thing is, this is probably exactly how he actually thinks.
The sad thing is, this is probably exactly how he actually thinks.
Hey, dick. Do you have any idea what this guy was going through? Did you even read the article where it said he went to the prosecution and was prepared to testify? That the prosecution was going to use his testimony to refute Sandusky's testimony had Sandusky taken the stand? Don't you realize that had he dropped this "bomb" in the news before the jury was sequestered it would have potentially screwed up the entire case?
If this guy is a scumbag, then every single one of the victims who testified is a scumbag for remaining silent all these years, and I don't buy that. And fuck you if you think that.
SerArthurDayne
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Damn mre. Is that your first serious post ever?
And to be fair, I think he posted before any of the context you mentioned came out. Not that I think it makes him (the adopted son) a bad person even without the context, for the reasons you mentioned. Hell, when the judge said no anonymity I was afraid a number of the witnesses might bail out.
And to be fair, I think he posted before any of the context you mentioned came out. Not that I think it makes him (the adopted son) a bad person even without the context, for the reasons you mentioned. Hell, when the judge said no anonymity I was afraid a number of the witnesses might bail out.
It was all in the article linked before he posted.
SerArthurDayne
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Yeah, I read it a little closer now. Does it say exactly when he met with prosecutors in another article? It is possible he approached them after the case-in-chief closed, and he was only available as a rebuttal witness.
I don't know if the wife ever said anything about him on her testimony, so it is possible she didn't open the door.
All just speculation, though.
I don't know if the wife ever said anything about him on her testimony, so it is possible she didn't open the door.
All just speculation, though.
Devolution
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So I've been reading Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire and I came upon this quote regarding Ancient Athens:
And I could not help thinking of this asshole.
And I could not help thinking of this asshole.
That's one of the reasons not to include it in these deliberations.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Heh, my studies of Ancient Athens always disturbed me when basically scholars and politicians had boy "apprentices"...you know where I'm going with this.
The letters Jerry wrote to Victim 4:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories...erry-sandusky-to-alleged-victim-4-641508/?p=1
What a creep
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories...erry-sandusky-to-alleged-victim-4-641508/?p=1
What a creep
SouthernDragon
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What the fuck is wrong with these people?
Gary Whitta
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Yeah, Sandusky is JUST like Forrest Gump. The parallels are uncanny when you think about it. Remember that great scene in the movie when Forrest raped all those kids? So heartwarming.
Dude Abides
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Wut. That has to be ironic.
I feel bad for LOL'ing at this...
Devolution
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Yeah the other disturbing thing was how the boys were supposed to play the older dudes off each other. I just said to myself, "lol what."
Even if it's ironic, it's a disgusting joke to be making outside of the courthouse of the accused child rapist's trial.
mambadragon
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So the jury has asked for clarifications on two things so far, one related to McQueary and one related to the janitor, and I believe both are testimonies for the two unidentified victims. I've never served on a jury, but I'm hoping that if they're already focusing on the counts from witness' testimony (the more difficult ones to judge), they probably found him guilty on the counts by the victims. If I was in the jury and some juror had believed the whole conspiracy thing the defense was selling, I wouldn't be able to move on to discuss technicalities.
mambadragon
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Yeah it has to be. The story calls him a supporter but they credit "Twitter" as their source. Someone probably took the photo, put it on Twitter, and then they made up a story.
That's a disgusting, unfunny joke though.
SerArthurDayne
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Not going to be a hung jury, they would have made them come back next week for a few days at least. And the tweet probably would have indicated that.
Gary Whitta
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There's only one possible verdict. Right?
Yes. Not guilty.
With this little deliberation, yah.
Lets the jury go home and prevents leaks. Given the circumstances, it makes sense.
Gary Whitta
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I guess if they have a verdict, why make everyone wait until Monday?
Haven't they been deliberating for 15-20 hours? Didn't they start yesterday?
For most cases, they would have sent the jury home hours ago. But they let them keep deliberating. So absolutely they will announce the verdict as soon as possible. The jury can't leave until the verdict is read.
ElRenoRaven
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Yup. They are. He has arrived there.
ElRenoRaven
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Wait misread that. He's going to be found guilty.
EatinOlives
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Dunno about Penn State, but there'll be a riot somewhere.
Neuromancer
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Do people think he's really going to be found not guilty- on every charge? Weren't there like 50 separate charges?
Dreams-Visions
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100 years, please.
thx
thx
I don't believe he will...but Penn State magic has lead me to believe anything.
ElRenoRaven
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More then that if I remember right. There are enough that if he's found guilty on them all it's somewhere between 200-300 years.
"faces 48 counts, including 26 felonies. If convicted of all and served concurrently, its 500 years "
No. They'll only riot if he's found guilty.
Devolution
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You never really can tell with these things.
ElRenoRaven
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The court is about to convene according to FN. They're about to cut off communications to the press in the court room when they do. Could take at least 20 mins to get it.
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