To me , one of the most troubling revelations that has come out of the " Sandusky " and "Bernie Fine " debacles is that big Universities regularly act as if they are above and beyond the law. Power, prestige, money , national success or "we will deal with our own dirty laundry " do not allow you to take allegations of serious crimes into your own hands . Once private citizens start taking the law into their own hands, the very fabric of a civilized society starts to shred and acrimony takes over. No excuses for that! Ever, ever, ever!
So now that we've heard of Penn State's and Syracuse's "lame attempts " to conduct "the old internal investigation " of allegations that their coaches were molesting boys, you realize that this practice is probably common in the world of big time college sports .(Did someone say sweeping things under the rug?) As we have known forever , powerhouse college sports programs and athletic departments operate in their own little world because they are "cash cows". The only time there is any accountability is when the NCAA catches them on a recruiting violation and all hell breaks loose.
In my opinion, the NCAA and all colleges and Universities must immediately start working on the implementation of guidelines laying out what must be done when allegations of "sexual misconduct " are made. No ifs, ands or buts...Law enforcement gets notified .
No more protecting a fu__in football program when kids' well-being is at stake.
This is wrong ! The whole culture must be rethought! Your comments?
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