Could be but the bag didn't seem heavy. Those machines have some weight to them. I dont have one but have handled one at work. Appeared to be several items in that bag. What the heck would they talk about???
Have you talked to Matt?
He was in his 20's and not a coach at the time.
I know how much this case has affected me, and didn't walking in someone that was an icon engaged in anal sex with a naked boy in the shower. I think he was in shock, and I can't say I wouldn't have been in similar circumstances.
I agree that MM was in shock at the time of the incident and most likely went through the same feelings. BUT, he was closer to 30 than 20, a full grown man, big and tall enough that he could have grabbed that child and left with him. I thought it was kind of wimpish to call his father in a panic about what to do, probably because it was Sandusky and he knew his power and reputation at the school.
However, after talking to his father and reporting to Paterno, Curley and Schultz, waiting maybe another week or so, when he was not contacted by the police, whether on-college or city, why didn't he go to them himself? He later testified he knew something wrong had happened and that is where I fault him, after the shock was lessened, not taking further action on his on. I wonder if there were further conversations with his father and even Paterno, when they told him to just let it go. I think he was warned off..can't think of any other reason he would not report this child being raped.
As far as being scared, when you know you have to and need to do something to protect a child, you just do it, instinctively. Yes, I was at one time a trained CPS worker but a lot of what you do on the spot in an emergency can't be taught, you just know what is needed and do it. I've had people throw me out of the house (came back with sheriff), hold a gun on me (Mom's BF on just a truany charge so I slooowly backed out yapping the whole time and came back to talk to her and talked to the girl at school, 2AM call from the sheriff, a baby sick and parents would not go to the hospital due to religious reasons, shefiff and I both stumped, woke up a judge and got an telephone order to take the child., etc.).
I was the same age as MM, and a woman, and he should have known he needed to get that child out of there or at least get the police involved. We now know that JS gave the phone# to Curley and the child could have been located. We also know now that the police did investigate the 1998 incident and would have jumped on this if reported. Tragically for the child and for MM's conscience, a missed opportunity.
That was one the most moving and powerful articles I've read in a long time. I could almost feel the rage and anger swelling up inside of me and the author. After reading it, my first thought was "this should win a Pulitzer prize or something!" I could jump for joy that the monster who abused these boys was convicted.
Wetzel has been excellent, I really liked the one he wrote the first day of the trial about V.4 and posted it here. I did get kind of irritated when he praised the defense closing and panned the state. He's good and I will watch him in the future.
There are no winners in this case. I see a whole lot of broken lives.
Yes, I did say the victims were winners last night in the euphoria of the guilty verdicts. Most of the people I have been posting with on here for months probably knew what I meant....the guilty charges that were won by the state for the victims, not their entire lives. I do understand these victims have had a horrible time coming to testify about what has happened to them and need much counseling and help in the future. But to have JS declared guilty last night was a win for them and a validation that they were believed at last and JS would pay for what he did to them.
The sentence needs to further validate those Victims. All Victims. It needs to send a huge message.
Agree 1000%.
I think the judge can sentence concurrently, and there is parole.
Just exactly WHY would the judge want to do that?? I think he will give JS the longest sentence possible and trust in him to do the right thing as he has done in this trial so far.
