# Will Sandusky be a man? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 23, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015 "2012-06-23T02:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/21 "2012-06-24T00:08:43Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > I’d like to object to the premise of the thread that committing suicide would somehow make anyone a ‘man’ Right. If anything could even approach “being a man about it” at this point, it would be facing the music and taking his punishment. **mister nyx** , had he done it when the story broke we would have had a large segment of the public crying out that he took the coward’s way out. The public need to make up their minds. And **Monty** has a point, implicit in the idea that it would be the morally right thing for Sandusky to do, is the notion that death is the only possible suitable justice. But even in that case, authorities DO take care and make efforts to _prevent_ those on death-row from “cheating the hangman”. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/22 "2012-06-24T00:26:52Z")
When I saw the thread title, I thought the OP meant “Will Sandusky take responsibility for his wrongdoing, admit all of his actions (including the ones he was charged with and any that have not yet come to light), and apologize to his victims?” I would call that “being a man.” Suicide under these circumstances is both deceptive and cowardly. ---
**Author:** ![mister\_nyx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@mister\_nyx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_nyx)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/23 "2012-06-24T00:36:38Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > **mister nyx** , had he done it when the story broke we would have had a large segment of the public crying out that he took the coward’s way out. The public need to make up their minds. Okay, but my suggestion was that he should have killed himself prior to fucking any youngsters. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/24 "2012-06-24T00:39:18Z")
Moved from General Questions to [del]clairvoyance[/del] IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/25 "2012-06-24T00:42:11Z")
> [@Rhaegar](#): > > Commiting suicide will neither stop a lawsuit nor get his family any life insurance money. Correct on the lawsuit, most likely incorrect about the insurance. Personal life insurance has a 2 year suicide clause. If the policy has been in force for more than 2 years it will pay the face value. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/26 "2012-06-24T03:03:21Z")
Death is too good for the bastard. I want to see him rot in prison. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/27 "2012-06-24T03:13:10Z")
> [@SanDiegoTim](#): > > Convicted on 45 of 48 counts, and at 68 years old, he’s breathed his last breath of fresh air. Would seem to me that he could preserve his home/assets (assuming civil suits will soon follow) for his family if took his own life. But will he? 'cuz Sandusky’s status as a “man” is what this is about. Oy. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/28 "2012-06-24T03:50:16Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Correct on the lawsuit, most likely incorrect about the insurance. > Personal life insurance has a 2 year suicide clause. If the policy has been in force for more than 2 years it will pay the face value. Would his life insurance still be valid now that he’s a convicted felon and prison inmate? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/29 "2012-06-24T04:29:59Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Correct on the lawsuit, most likely incorrect about the insurance. > Personal life insurance has a 2 year suicide clause. If the policy has been in force for more than 2 years it will pay the face value. And I believe insurance is paid out directly to the beneficiaries, not to the deceased’s estate, so it wouldn’t be available to satisfy civil judgements. (I’m ready to stand corrected if need be–this is some memory from law school many moons ago.) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/30 "2012-06-24T05:07:01Z")
Depends who’s designated as beneficiary of the policy. You can designate your estate as the beneficiary. ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015/31 "2012-06-24T06:06:32Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > My guess is the _p_ stands for _predator, pervert, pederast,_ or _pedophile_. > > And what’s with the bloodlust? No, I’m not defending the scum who just got convicted. I’m simply absolutely against the death penalty. Paper towell tube tester. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sandusky-be-a-man/626015.md?page=1)