So you're only ok with the cover up because you believe everyone else would have covered it up also? Perfect sense, that is.
You're joining the hysterical fray and making it into something it's not.
I'm not convinced there was some huge conspiriatorial coverup that went on for decades. More likely it came up once, maybe twice people hoped it would be forgotten about, assumed it would be handled by people who handle that kind of thing and then they moved on and didn't spend a lot of time dwelling on it.
Paterno did the minimum he was supposed to do. Didn't want anything else to do with it. Walked away.
Maybe he could have done more. Maybe he should have. Just saying he's not the first and won't be the last to push something unsavory and potentially explosive off his plate and leave it to others.
Dont' think I'm really even saying he shouldn't have to deal with some consequences for not doing more. Not really convinced he should, but maybe.
The hysterical lynch mob is where I draw my line. I've been in too many bureaucratic situations where rugs are made lumpy to put a stake through the guy's heart for this. He followed protocol.
Oh the morality!! Pfffttttt. We all turn a blind eye to a lot of shit.
Did JR call the DHR in Ft. Walton when he saw diaper baby with drunk mom? Did I call the DHR when I saw some blank-eyed whore carrying a nearly naked baby hanging from her open tit at the fair and it was 58 degrees? I probably should have. Did I?