re: penn state

I wonder if the details are as sketchy as Scola indicates. If two columnists are investigating this issue (including one who already reported a year ago on the Sandusky coverup) then I would like to believe this, but I'm preparing to hear the worst.

We had a mad hugger running around UCLA for a while. People want strange things.

when something really shocking and unexpected happens, I sometimes freeze, and can't act immediately.

This. I can't imagine, but in much, much less fraught situations my reaction was "danger get away scary things happening go go go." And I wasn't the target -- I think I've actually reacted better when I was personally threatened than when I was a bystander.

This is part of the whisteblower's dilemma, where if you don't react instantly, you're stained too. I definitely wish McQuery had done more, immediately or even days later. But he didn't know about the other allegations, while Schultz did. It's possible he thought, "It's my word against Sandusky's. One of us is a beloved figure with powerful friends, and the other one is me."

It also seems like he must have approached someone else eventually, right? I don't know how this works... What led the investigation to him? It seems like nobody else who knew about that night would be inclined to bring it up.

Gotta say, this is blackly humorous: [link]

Timelies all!

The whole Penn State thing is just...ugh.(sorry, I have no words for this)

Consuela, yep, it is pretty much that simple a flow.

It's possible he thought, "It's my word against Sandusky's. One of us is a beloved figure with powerful friends, and the other one is me."

...and I really want this career.

Cutest thing I've seen this week: [link]

Sorry - was thinking out loud without much thought. not the best idea.