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The Injustice of Penn State’s Punishment

By Selwyn Duke

It is true that punishment should fit the crime, but it should also fit the criminals.

The NCAA just announced what sanctions it will impose on Penn State University (PSU) in response to the horrible child sex-abuse scandal that rocked the nation. Almost none of the sanctions, however, make sense. This is because they amount to institutional punishment — not individual punishment. Yet it was individuals who committed the acts of commission and omission in question.

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    Mark

    I thought, “Was I the only one?,” when I heard the PSU sanctions came out and I though how unfair they were, simply punishing. And punishing all the wrong people. You’ve done a great job in addressing the issue.

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