11-12-2011, 04:21 AM
(11-11-2011, 05:45 PM)Virtual Bison Wrote: Gollin, on the other hand does whatever the hell he wants and will probably never go to jail for anything.
Just because he hasn't yet doesn't mean he won't. And jail may be the least of his problems if someone decides to resolve the matter up close and personal.
What potential civil liability does U of I face because Gollin's aberrance has metastasized through the university? And will they be shutting down the physics department for two years to eliminate a systemic problem?
Quote:“Darren Rovell of CNBC spoke with a “legal insider” who estimated that Penn State’s liability in the civil lawsuits will be “easily $100 million.”http://hotair.com/archives/2011/11/10/qu...e-day-856/
“Another estimate, made by an attorney on the ‘Happy Hour with JP Peterson’ show on 1010 Sports also estimated the cost of civil lawsuits to be at least $100 million, and could reach $250 million.”
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“It is conceivable that the process could lead the trustees to consider a total shutdown of the football program as the best way to excise all that is wrong…
“Despite the astonishing revelations of the past several days, it will not be easy for the trustees to do what they must do. They will face Paterno’s legions of fans and his significant influence metastasized through the university, based both on his decades of success and his generosity to the university community. It is difficult to estimate the extent of the role Paterno’s image and presence will have on the effort to change the athletic department culture…
“Consider the cancellation of the football program for a period of at least two years. It might not be possible to establish a new culture without the total elimination of the old one. A two-year hiatus might be the only way to eliminate a systemic problem.