tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post5939101172437951892..comments2024-03-17T05:26:42.972-04:00Comments on Spencerblog: McQueary QuerySpencerbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091827187116268547noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-22974235996357846202011-11-17T06:36:18.742-05:002011-11-17T06:36:18.742-05:00Before I read the Grand Jury report, I like many w...Before I read the Grand Jury report, I like many was disappointed with Joe Paterno and Mike Mcqueary for not doing more. I now suspect they are the solution, not the problem.<br /><br />Sometime late in 2010, an investigator must have stumbled into these two men (possibly the lone state police officer assigned to the case). The case gained serious credibility with Mike McQueary’s first hand accounts backed up by Joe Paterno. I want to hear their story, and not the Grand Jury’s version.<br /><br />Besides the missing DA from Centre County, I am not seeing a law enforcement official with a commitment to pursue these matters (sexual assault on children). The Clinton County DA punted it to the Centre County DA who punted it to the state Attorney General who fumbled it for more than a year and a half.<br /><br />Joe Paterno and Mike McQueary’s credibility forced law enforcement into action.<br /><br />Now that being said, I still don’t understand the point of the Grand Jury. I sure hope the experts on crimes against children in the attorney general’s office don’t need the help of regular citizen’s to determine what is criminal behavior and prosecutable crimes. They should be the experts in this area and all the grand jury process did in this case is slow down getting a suspected pedophile off the streets.<br /><br />It is time to take a hard look at how the professional law enforcement officials conducted themselves during this process and stop trying to discredit those who stepped forward and brought this problem to light. The review of enforcement handling should include some tough questions of why then Attorney General Tom Corbett sat on this concern for over a year and a half. If Joe Paterno can be fired for potentially not taking enough action (still need to hear JoePa’s side of the story), then impeaching a governor who did little as Attorney General should not be out of the question. Remember Attorney General Tom Corbett took an oath as a law enforcement official, and therefore a had much greater responsibility to act than JoePa.Dave Clearyhttp://www.clearing-the-fog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-69143963872617711282011-11-16T20:17:04.355-05:002011-11-16T20:17:04.355-05:00UPDATE - Heard on the news tonight that the Judge ...UPDATE - Heard on the news tonight that the Judge that let Sandusky walk without secured bail has been taken off the case. New questions arise. Is she a Republican? Did she recieve a sizable donation from Second Mile? Do I believe their conservative politics had anything to do with this? Not really. But Jake blamed McQueary's lack of action on the liberal academic environment. I just want Jake to know that when you start pointing fingers, it's a slippery slope.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-6722746634783179482011-11-16T19:55:20.371-05:002011-11-16T19:55:20.371-05:00Jake - That kid you were defending may have just h...Jake - That kid you were defending may have just handed the defense a nice present. If the story he told the grand jury is different than the story he is now telling his friends, his credability as a witness is greatly compromised.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-2944962748898048732011-11-16T14:22:11.353-05:002011-11-16T14:22:11.353-05:00BTW - I'm often wrong, but I'm never in do...BTW - I'm often wrong, but I'm never in doubt.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-53568094264940183752011-11-16T14:21:04.979-05:002011-11-16T14:21:04.979-05:00Gil - I was just getting your back on that one. Th...Gil - I was just getting your back on that one. There are those who possibly would have tried to use that against you. You might also want to look at Danny's Hitler post. Also in bad taste.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-41903266314282950132011-11-16T13:56:47.777-05:002011-11-16T13:56:47.777-05:00Bob,
Spencerblog is not above a mea culpa. You rec...Bob,<br />Spencerblog is not above a mea culpa. You recently pointed out a post that we thought was funny, but you didn't. After a meeting with our staff and much discussion, we decided that you were right. Down came the post. <br />Spencerblog can be wrong. But rarely. Very rarely.Spencerbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091827187116268547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-65834241005758758602011-11-16T12:18:38.302-05:002011-11-16T12:18:38.302-05:00Now this is funny. Jake expecting a mea culpa from...Now this is funny. Jake expecting a mea culpa from Gil!Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-64508558826348366882011-11-16T11:44:26.359-05:002011-11-16T11:44:26.359-05:00Jake,
If you're referring to my expressed op...Jake, <br /><br />If you're referring to my expressed opinion of McQueary the answer is no. <br /><br />In the court of public opinion, and as someone who writes an opinion column, being willing to think through all the reported facts and all the possibilities amounts to "due process."<br /><br />Given all the possibilities that I can think of, McQueary behaved terribly in all of them.Spencerbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091827187116268547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-20444383196040257942011-11-16T10:52:08.069-05:002011-11-16T10:52:08.069-05:00Gil,
You forgot the most important question of all...Gil,<br />You forgot the most important question of all:<br />Since it seems like you are rethinking your charter membership in the media lynch mob, any regrets about promoting trial by public opinion rather than due process?jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814885352848691045noreply@blogger.com