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When discussing the worst sports scandals ever, Penn State is now in the discussion. Forget about Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson and Tiger Woods cheating on his spouse. That’s small stuff. Athletes have been convicted of murder, either in court, or in a nation’s collective mind (see O.J. Simpson). But if the charges against Sandusky hold – it’s telling that neither Paterno, nor anyone else right now, seems to be screaming about his innocence – how much worse are these crimes against children? And it’s because Paterno has been such a positive presence, for so many years, that his negligence here seems so unfathomable. Canning Paterno was the easy call. For Penn State, moving on will be much harder. Reaching out to the victims might be a start.
