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Originally Posted by Kobi
Funny you should bring up Penn State and Sandusky.
Monday, the NCAA reduced the sanctions against Penn State, that were imposed as a result of the Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. Their scholarships are reinstated and they will be allowed to play in the post season this year. Story here.
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Offfff course they are...
Thanks for bringing this up. I hadn't heard this bit of news yet.
I think that's what makes me the most angry, having it confirmed time and time again how truly systemic and institutionalized this all is. It's rarely a case of "oh, we fucked up, but now we've grown as people and an institution and are doing our best to move forward." It's more often than not "quick, let's give them some of what they want to shut them up for now then quietly revert back to the way things were and hope no one notices." It's one thing to not act or to act insufficiently when something like the Ray Rice case is placed in your lap. It's quite another to, after months and months of intense public scrutiny and abuse allegations and convictions and public national and international condemnation, quietly renege on your commitment to the victims.
Where there's money to be made by a bunch of young men throwing around a ball, by god,
nothing gets in the way of profits. Not women. Not children. Not human rights abuses. Not lifetime imprisonment. Nothing.
They really do hate us.
(I need a hug.)