You know, the AG now has a fist full of charges, all various sexual assaults to charge Sandusky with. So far as I know, from 1998 thru the day Gricar disappeared, he had ONE incident and several related charges based on it.
There's a world of difference between those two legal scenarios. And it makes all the difference.
Can you imagine, in 1998, with Sandusky still a coach--or even if PSU booted him by the time it came to trial or pleading down to an ARD--he would be a very recently booted out coach. That, too, would've made it more difficult to do much with him in 1998.
And, realistically, look at all the people of influence who would have had a better chance of pulling strings for Sandusky with that one 1998 charge. VS now, when it's very hard to say, well, he made one mistake---blah, blah, blah.
I imagine that JKA, who liked doing child abuse cases, might have wanted charges against JS in 1998. I imagine that Gricar, as the DA, although torn about it (a "close-call"), knew the political and other powerful influences he'd be up against. And decided to try to wait for the equivalent of what's being charged now.
And don't tell me Gricar had no reason to believe this wasn't a pattern of behavior on JS' part. It was known. He knew more victims would turn up.
And, BTW, I had no theories about what happened to Gricar before I started reading all the old posts--which was after Nov, 2011. So, when I say I sense JJ's dislike for Gricar in old posts, it is NOT because he disagrees with my theory about Gricar. It's just how your old posts came across, JJ. And, further, there's nothing wrong with disliking someone. There are people I dislike and I've never even met them. It happens. It just makes people take note and factor that in as they judge the impartiality of your argument.
There's a world of difference between those two legal scenarios. And it makes all the difference.
Can you imagine, in 1998, with Sandusky still a coach--or even if PSU booted him by the time it came to trial or pleading down to an ARD--he would be a very recently booted out coach. That, too, would've made it more difficult to do much with him in 1998.
And, realistically, look at all the people of influence who would have had a better chance of pulling strings for Sandusky with that one 1998 charge. VS now, when it's very hard to say, well, he made one mistake---blah, blah, blah.
I imagine that JKA, who liked doing child abuse cases, might have wanted charges against JS in 1998. I imagine that Gricar, as the DA, although torn about it (a "close-call"), knew the political and other powerful influences he'd be up against. And decided to try to wait for the equivalent of what's being charged now.
And don't tell me Gricar had no reason to believe this wasn't a pattern of behavior on JS' part. It was known. He knew more victims would turn up.
And, BTW, I had no theories about what happened to Gricar before I started reading all the old posts--which was after Nov, 2011. So, when I say I sense JJ's dislike for Gricar in old posts, it is NOT because he disagrees with my theory about Gricar. It's just how your old posts came across, JJ. And, further, there's nothing wrong with disliking someone. There are people I dislike and I've never even met them. It happens. It just makes people take note and factor that in as they judge the impartiality of your argument.