Infamous Penn State coach Joe Paterno was forced to step down from his coaching position on Wednesday night. Paterno was forced to step down due to the associations with former assistant coach Jerry Sanduskly, who was involved with 40 counts of sexual abuse.
Paterno was fired due to the fact that he had acknowledgement of the sexual abuse between Sandusky and a 10-year old boy in the locker room shower and did not do more to stop it. Joe Paterno was willing to retire at the end of the season, but board of trustees at the University fired him immediately.
News of Joe Paterno being fired from the University caused outrage among Penn State students. Students started riots around campus, turning over news vans and chanting the footballs coach's name in the stadium. In addition to the riots on campus, the students showed their support for the coach by gathering outside his home, holding signs and flashing their cell phones in support.
Along with the forced step down of Joe Paterno, Penn State University president was forced to step down due to his knowledge of Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse scandal and not reporting it to the police.
In my personal view of this situation, I felt that Joe Paterno should not have been fired from his position. The 84-year old was willing to retire at the end of the season, after serving the school for 61 years. The University should have let him leave the school with some pride and retire at the end of the season, instead they fired him. In my opinion the University did it just save their reputation, but they should have thought about the man that brought them that famous football reputation.
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