I don't have much to say about the Paterno situation. He had to go, and I have no problem with how the university handled his firing.
But.
It utterly depresses me how he's become the popular (as opposed to actual) focus of a child-rape investigation. What percentage of the media coverage and of the protesters' bloodlust has been focused on crucifying Paterno, as opposed to, oh, for the sake of argument, the rapist? 95%? Is it that low?
People need to take a long, lingering look at the ugliness in their mirror.