Before I begin the Sandusky/Palin comparisions I want to reflect on the Penn State sex abuse scandal.
As you all know ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse. He will spend the rest of his life in prison which probably be 5-10 years due to his age (68) and the fact that even the most hardened, dangerous inmates hate child molestors and Jerry is going to have a hard time because of that. Even though he will likely be sequestered from the general prison population shit happens and some inmate could get him.
Jerry is the most disgusting person in this whole saga, but I'm just as angry at Mike McQueary, Joe Paterno, and Dottie Sandusky. Mike witnessed Jerry raping a boy in the shower at Penn State and did not beat the shit out of him like he should have. Dottie ignored a boy's cry for help when Jerry was raping him in the basement of the Sandusky home. And Joe had the clout to make one phone call to get Jerry arrested and he did not.
Jerry is going to appeal, and ex-Penn State officials like Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, and Gary Schultz will be getting their day in court over charges they covered up Jerry's behavior and lied about it. And Penn State will be target of many lawsuits filed by the victims, so we will be hearing about this for a long time.
Another thing that makes me angry is the NCAA. Why they have not sanctioned Penn State I do not know. No violations occurred but Penn State committed a major moral failure and that deserves the NCAA's attention.
Now on to Jerry and Todd.
Don't get me wrong, Jerry Sandusky is much much worse than Todd Palin, but they are both predators. Jerry preyed on young boys who had bad home lives and psychological issues, Todd preyed on women who were in dire straits. There was an unfounded rumor that Jerry pimped out the boys to wealthy Second Mile and Penn State donors. Todd actually pimped Shailey Tripp out.
People close to Jerry such as Joe Paterno, Mike McQueary, and Dottie Sandusky ignored his behavior. Sarah ignored Todd's behavior and issued a non-denial denial. Penn State administration ignored Jerry's behavior. The APD ignored Todd's. Corruption all abound.
Jerry used his position as a Penn State defensive coordinator and founder of the Second Mile organization to groom boys for sex. According to Shailey Todd used his position as First Dude to pimp girls out for government contracts.
Jerry will spend time behind iron bars. Todd has not but he will someday. Be afraid Todd. Be very afraid.
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