Sadly I think nothing of consequence will happen. This guy was a nobody. Penn State was such a story because Joe clearly knew and then he died of a guilty conscience. I hope something major results from this but bet it won't.
This guy is not a nobody. He has steadily climbed in prestige in the medical ranks of gymnastics to the point of being the team doctor to the US Women’s Gymnastic team where much of the abuse happened.
—>this wasn’t directed all at you. Meant and thought I was doing two different posts but—cell phone
The timelines-victims run together just because of the sheer numbers of victims and this could happen anywhere in any type of organization.
What is mind-boggling to me reading some of these reports:
1) it seems that accusations were not in batches to raise the level of concern by those immediately responsible for these girls or those higher up the chain of authority. Nassar was lucky — his victims weren’t.
2) no files were created in nearly all the complaints which would have indicated a pattern; important because of (1)
3) self-policing is a bad idea. MSU police investigating a complaint against a respected MSU professional. Too much pressure to conclude in favor the institution who writes your paycheck.
4) the individuals — from trainers, other coaches, supervisors, doctors, parents, department chairs, organization managers, university president — all failed these victims. All. It’s a colossal failure.
5) who in the hell thinks this is appropriate medical treatment for back or pelvic pain? Are you kidding me?
6) This failure was due to various reasons — friendship, poor parenting, sporting-, medical-, and institutional-fraternity that placed a higher regard on the institutions or athletic success rather than the individual.
7) Too much trust was put into the words of “experts”. Parents and coaches and investigators trusted the medical experts—trainers and doctors. Administrators trusted that the organization/institution they run would only promote high character people to positions of authority and trust.
This is a failure of individuals within organizations and institutions who are more into seeking their own success than the benefit of other individuals.
It’s shameful. It’s disgraceful. It’s the human condition.
Punishing other departments or athletic teams at MSU is ridiculous. More than just the university president ought to lose jobs. And individuals who abuse, misuse, or neglect their authority and responsibilities ought to pay a personal price for their failures instead of hiding behind an institution (taxpayers and/or insurers) to pay the price for their failures.
