Tonight, Penn State trustees decided to fire embattled football coach Joe Paterno, effective immediately – and the school’s students responded with violent riots. It’s emotionally hard not to interpret the students’ behavior as rioting in favor of raping children.
Before, it was easy to say most of the people at PSU were caught up in a bad situation not of their making, where the actions of one powerful person and inaction of a handful of others reflected badly on a whole community. But after that sickening display, I’d be perfectly fine with the entire school being shut down.
Failing that, I hope Nebraska beats them by about 180 on Saturday. And I doubt I’m alone.
