On NPR this morning they reported that police have no records of any reports made by McQueary.
I was coming here to post that. McQueary is trying to cover his ass now that people see his true colors. I only hope that this piece of slim changing his story dosn;t hurt the case against Sandusky.
OTOH, I have also heard commentary (not from McQueary, fromvarious news channels) that the Grand Jury testimony did not include what McQueary did after he saw the act (because it was not relevant?). The Grand Jury hears testimony to determine whether there’s enough evidence for a charge. There was no need to ask what McQueary did after he saw the act, the question was what he saw Sandusky doing… and also whether he reported it to the two (athletic director and VP) who are charged with perjury for denying they were told the details.
The question is - why would he lie about an obviously verifiable detail? Unlike Sandusky, he has nothing legal to worry about. As a witness, he shouldn’t really be spilling the details in public so it’s not like he can give press conferences (these were private emails).
If he did talk to (campus?) police, I guess we’ll hear more details eventually. I guess the whole story will come out eventually.
Both the campus and state already said he did not speak to them. So unless you think they are lying, I don;t see how his new story could be true.
Saw a headline a day or two ago that said his son says it’s lung cancer, albeit a “treatable form”.
Maybe he’s trying to shelter assets from that, or maybe he just wanted to make sure that if his recovery got to be too much for his wife, she’d know that if they split she got the house. My grandfather did something similar.
And you sell it for a dollar because that is totally legal, but if you make it a gift she owes income tax on its value.
Yes, the story does rather assume that the police are lying about this, and have been for some time.
One side is lying. Which one could it be…? :dubious:
A lowly assistant who reported what he saw the next day?
A college heirarchy who already seems to have covered it up to some extent?
Life is full of puzzles…
2011 will be remembered as the “Year of the Fallen Dictators”. Mubarak, Gaddafi and Joe Paterno.
Paterno was a dictator of Penn State. He called the shots and did what he wanted to do. The guy had more power than the University President with full support of the students and alumni. In the early 00’s, Penn State had some crappy seasons (like 4-8 etc.) and some wanted Paterno to retire and Paterno said no. The administration could not fire him because that would cause a riot. That’s power.
There is a mural, a statue, and school buildings named Paterno. The man has been there so damned long that most people thought he was a god. (and dude was there since 1966, his first players are now collecting social security.) Football in some parts of the USA is a religious cult. Supposedly western Pennslyvania is a football cult stronghold.
I would be interested in what Penn State’s student enrollment will be next year.
This may sound out of line, but you think the government blew up the World Trade Center, don;t you?
And I love that line. A man who saw a rape, and reported it the next day. He would not be on the top of my trusted list if he waits a day to let someone know a child was raped.
No more out of line than pointing out people who are condemning McQueary sound like they are upset they didn`t get a chance to help overturn a TV truck.
(Actually, I`ve taken basic explosives training and I have explained to several people how stupid and impossible the conspiracy theory is in real life.)
Hmm… the real issue under discussion here is whether he is lying when he says he talked to the police too, not how many hours it took to report the case (after which, those he reported it to did nothing). The people who say he did not talk to the police include the ones under indictment for perjury for saying they hear horseplaynot rape, and those who were fired for not doing more - after he reported it to them. When the question is how long do you wait to report the son of god to god the father, is overnight too long?
See the comments of others about the attitude toward the campus police… and this guy had been on campus for 10 years at this point, he was 28. Do you suppose he had absorbed the general feeling about the CP; do you think if he reported in town, they would investigate or just call the CP whose jurisdiction it was? Do you think the guy is that dumb, even though he did play football… ?
If the generally accepted attitude was that campus police will cover up a rape allegation when its student on student - what do they do when its one of the big wheels of the football program?
If you don`t believe he is telling the truth about (a) stopping the act and (b) talking to the police, then absent any other evidence at this point we will wait for further revelations if any.
My guess is that Sandusky will strike a deal so as to avoid testifying or having to make others testify. His lawyer will point out that he has nothing to gain by going to trial, whether he pleads guilty or not he will not be out until hes 80 if at all. (what are the odds hell be acquitted on 40+ counts?) His buddieswill let him know they dont want to be questioned on the stand and hes not doing the university any favours by going to trial. In the end, it depends how much he wants to take others down with him. Even further down the road, the university will settle for big bucks if they don`t want to testify in civil lawsuits. Likely those will include non-disclosure agreements.
McQueary has no incentive to talk and stir the pot as long as he works for Penn, even if the trials are over.