We have all heard about the PSU controversy. If u haven't by now, get out from that rock you've been under and turn on the TV. The social media has shaped this whole scandal in of course a bad light. But how else can you talk about this? Well according to South Park you can crack jokes about it. Sexual abuse is not a funny subject by no means. On the PSU scandal, a main influence on this is media. It was breaking news everywhere when Paterno got fired. Power is also a major factor in this scandal. These coaches had power and influence over these athletes and these abused that power by abusing those boys. And it was also power that kept this abuse going on for years. When I learned about the scandal it was heartbreaking. The relationship an athlete has to a coach is a special kind of relationship. Speaking from experience, I trusted my coach and confided in my coach. To hear and read that these coaches violated that trust and that bond is infuriating. Who cares how many years they've coached at PSU, titles they've won for PSU, every single person who knew and didn't say anything, try to save these boys or who participated in this abuse (except the victims) should be prosecuted to the full extinct. No deals to be made, no leniency, just jail time, maximum jail time.

Chelsea Richardson

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