People had nothing on Joe and trashed his legacy of 61 years of selflessness, ethics, and upstanding service. osprey is one of those dipshits. How does he like being similarly accused?
We all know Osprey is not a good person.
But I stand on principles, not on individual personalities.
We can only improve as a society if we focus on which principles are "true" and beneficial, and root out those principles and ideals which move society backward.
My entire point is that it does not help society to focus on those who the mob demands "do more". Yes, I understand that certain professional duties may require "mandatory reporter".
There really are only three categories of people wrt this case:
1. Perpetrators.
2. Direct and Indirect Witnesses. Including 1998 police, Spanier, MM, Raykovitz, JoePa....anyone who really did know or reasonably could have known that "something isn't right."
3. People who are responders - DA, BOT, etc. Note - I would not be surprised if BOT isn't an indirect witness.
My view is that:
1. Perpetrators should die in jail.
2. Witnesses should reflect on their personal failings and make every attempt to do better next time. I think that only in extreme cases should witnesses behavior result in legal action. I don't agree, but do understand, that some would say "well, this is one of those extreme cases".
3. Responders should reflect on their personal behavior and make every attempt to do better in the future.