Unconquered

Nothing wrong with supporting your school in hard times - they aren't supporting sex abuse they are trying to rally around the school as a few bad men shouldn't ruin an entire school

I have to admit I'm surprised by this reaction. Yes, if it were just Sandusky, I would agree. But (as will become clear from the Freeh investigation) there clearly was a conceal and protect the program mentality through every level of the administration. I am surprised people would continue to donate when the school put people who were morally corrupt in places of the highest authority for decades and cost probably dozens of childrens lives (essentially) by their intentional misdeeds. There is something institutionally broken there.

They're donating to the institution, unless you have evidence those checks were made out directly to the morally corrupt I'm not sure I see what your getting at.

The point is, I think, that it's imprudent to give money to a school that has made all the wrong decisions and promoted a culture of concealment with respect to things that could hurt the football program--and as a direct result, lives were ruined and children were raped. I would personally stop giving until this investigation comes out and the true root of the problem is torn out of that university.

Not sure how people can justify "just moving past it" when some of the source of the problem may yet remain. I'm sure there are lots of great people associated with the university, but those people have been overshadowed by persons that are apparently very powerful and control the mindset of many who should have been rational and responsible people.

We are in no way as bad as shape as PSU, and I wish people would support us as well.

You are correct the situations are wildly different on many levels. Most important for this discussion (aside from the fact that no one got raped because of our lack of oversight on the music class) is that the music class resulted from some lack of oversight with a few people at middle and lower levels--not the President, Vice President, and others in the top positions in the school. Also, they weren't willfully ignoring and helping cover up a crime (one of the worst type, too).

That indicates a Board of Trustees level and down problem. "Systemic" failure of moral accountability is the key. I don't think you reward the SCHOOL for that until it shows it has removed the problem (which must start somewhere above the President of the university).

I didn't say stop giving forever, but maybe wait until all the bad eggs are gone first.

Fools might as well pre-endorse the backs of their donation checks to the trial lawyers. Deep pockets about to get much more shallow.

I'm justifying nothing. I'm just not crossing that lengthy bridge you've constructed for yourself that allows you to draw parallels between a donation, and an endorsement.

Just playing devils advocate, but why is it OK to "rally around" a school for being so negligent that a child rape scandal just went national news on them?

Is that how this works? They screw up and children are raped and in response we should donate MORE?

What kind of message does that send to PSU administration? "if we screw up they'll donate more money"?

Exactly. What is the difference for a faceless booster in "contributing" and "condoning"? Are there different color checks for "I don't approve of your behavior, but support the university" versus "Keep up the good work"?

You send a message to the school with your donation (or lack thereof).

Get real.

Here is a tidbit for you "let's just move on" people.

The probe's leader, former FBI director Louis Freeh, has released a statement saying that the probe's "most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of Sandusky’s child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn State.

"The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized," Freeh said. "Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley never demonstrated, through actions or words, any concern for the safety and well-being of Sandusky’s victims until after Sandusky’s arrest."

This coverup is one of the most sickening things I have ever heard of at an institutional level. I'll go a step further and say that I am disgusted with anyone who doesn't demand that any remaining people in the school's administration or board that had any level of knowledge whatsoever be fired.

"The only thing necessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing." --Edmund Burke