I don't think 99% of the people talking about any of those things have the least bit of objectivity nor any real reason to discuss whatever it is they're discussing. I don't understand why we feel we need to stick our fucking heads in every last case regarding every single thing that happens here or anywhere else. Leave it to the people who saw it, are connected to it, and whom it affects. But everyone wants to take these things collectively as though their opinion matters and as though the consequences must inevitably change the entire landscape of <whatever> and get new legislation passed, etc. etc., instead of just shrugging, admitting we live in an imperfect world where bad shit happens on a constant basis, and getting the fuck on with their lives. You give people power, eventually someone is going to abuse it, whether they're the boss at an office, a head chef at an Italian restaurant, or the manager of a program. It's just the way it is. Unless you plan to remove every single person's power to do anything at all, you'll never fix it, and that will never happen because there will still be a government overseeing the restriction of that power, which will itself inevitably lead to abuse. If we could all shut the fuck up and stop pretending we can use "justice" to fix evil, we'd be better off.
But I guess it's easier for me to say that since I give less than half a fuck about sports as an organization, and even less than that about those involved in it. Which isn't to say that I care that much about anyone's personal life. I know next to nothing about my favorite musicians, authors, actors, what have you, so it follows that this sort of thing mystifies me. If some guy went nuts on some kids and somebody covered it up, I'm not qualified to say anything about it. I refuse to speculate on second-hand evidence that I didn't follow with the dedication of a professional. I've never been to Penn State, I've never met anyone involved, and watching tiny bits of the trial on TV doesn't make me an expert or qualify me to make a judgment. If I cared, of course, human nature dictates I'd probably make a judgment anyway, but since I don't, I'd rather not. Same with dude and his magical not-girlfriend. Which I still just can't see as newsworthy without some sort of real effect other than people obsessing over it needlessly. If you want to talk about the organization going to crazy lengths to protect its own in public matters, that's sort of another discussion, which would warrant looking at these things individually, but I still don't see how it matters otherwise. It may be odd behavior, but so what? I see odd behavior that baffles me every time I leave the house. Hell, I live with a fucking nutcase. I don't even have to leave the house.
