A link I posted on Facebook said, "The Paterno family issued a statement only hours later saying the statue's removal "does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky's horrible crimes or help heal the Penn State community."
And they are wrong.
It does serve many victims of sexual abuse crimes.
It serves us completely.
Perhaps it doesn't serve the family and loved ones who want him to keep his hero status, to keep his legendary life of football unscathed…or tainted, but it indeed does help us. As he grows darker, the victims grow lighter.
It does serve us to see the truth flipping their reality around, just as the reality of the boys was flipped in abuse while under his watch.
It is helpful seeing that those who know and do nothing are also seen as Not Heroes and If they had a statue stating so, It can and will be removed. Their status in society is now seen as less than normal.
Lowering the statue, raises the esteem of victims everywhere.
We can't undo their silence, but we can take down their hero signs.
I M Perfect lady 
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