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Amidst the idiocy of the Penn State riotous, soul-less, rabble’s response to their deity’s toppling over multiple charges of institutional cover-up of the sports-children-sexual-abuse-industrial-complex, there are thankfully, several rational reactions to this community’s crisis including these protesters speaking out.

Paterno Fired, At Least Some Students Get the Protesting Right (VIDEO) Posted by daniellesmith on November 10th, 2011 at 2:59 pm

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar (right)

There seems to be some confusion. Students rioted at Penn State. And some have picked the wrong side. They protested the firing of legendary coach, Joe Paterno. Not the loss of the innocence of children.

Did I miss something? A respected adult has KNOWLEDGE about young boys being molested and does next-to-nothing to stop it. Now, years later, there are finally consequences. Someone is finally standing up for the victims, who…again, were CHILDREN…. and people are protesting?

Ahhh…. but relief… some students, like these here, DO get it and instead of wanting to yell, “where are your parents??” I find myself wanting to send their parents a note of congratulations — as these are the young adults I hope my children will emulate.

blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2 … ght-video/

Meanwhile the ripple effects of the events at Penn State continue to echo outward … even to Texas:

Texas Police Inquiring About Former Penn State Coach
By ANNA-MEGAN RALEY, CBS Houston
November 10, 2011 7:23 PM

Penn State students gather at Old Main, at the center of Penn State University’s campus, to express solidarity with the alleged rape victims. (credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

HOUSTON (CBS Houston) – The child sex abuse scandal coming out of Penn State University involves alleged child sex crimes, one of which may have occurred in Texas when the school’s football team was in San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl in 1999.

San Antonio police Sgt. Chris Benavides told the Associated Press Thursday that his department is “looking into the possibility that an offense may have happened” while the football team was in town.

Related: Sandusky Grand Jury Report
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/10/ … ry-report/

Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, who coached at Penn State for more than 30 years, is the accused perpetrator and faces child sex abuse charges in Pennsylvania. A grand jury report says a young boy, who was allegedly molested, was threatened to be sent home if the victim resisted Sandusky’s criminal sex acts against him.

Legendary coach Joe Paterno was fired Wednesday for his role in not reporting to police what he knew about Sandusky’s alleged crime.

Houston connection: Texans WR Bryant Johnson Discusses His Time At Penn State
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/10/ … e-scandal/

http://houston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/10/ … ate-coach/

Texas Police Inquiring About Former Penn State Coach « CBS Houston.

My favorite forum (which happens to be based out of Canada) alerted me to these strange recent incidents of “Mystery Smells” … so thank you “Gouda”!!! [bolded items are his notations]

There have been at least 2 other “Mystery Smell” incidents in Austin the past 10-12 years that I am aware of … one happened when cops pulled over a “suspicious” car and got faint from fumes when they opened the trunk – news reports insinuated the driver or car owner might’ve been a terrorist. There was another incident (before the car stop one I believe) wherein the local DMV building was evacuated, I think, due to mystery fumes. This may have been one of the incidents at which Alex Jones disrupted local live news broadcasts screaming it was a fake drill.

More than 20 Fall Ill at Football Game

Updated: Friday, 04 Nov 2011, 10:51 PM CDT

HOUSTON – More than 20 people suddenly fell ill during a football game in southeast Houston Friday night.

The Houston Fire Department dispatched emergency crews to Barnett Stadium in the 6800 block of Fairway.

During the second-half of the game, Austin High School band and dance members suddenly fell ill.

The Houston Independent School District says the students began suffering from severe nausea, dizziness, vomiting and heart palpitations.

A student told FOX 26 News he began to smell something funny when he saw his sister lose consciousness.

Students were still being treated by the end of the 9 p.m. newscast. A hazmat team had set up a decontamination unit in the vicinity.

Houston Police are trying to determine the cause of the illnesses.

… and …

Serious Health scare in Houston

November 5, 2011

Authorities in Houston are still searching for answers after an area high school football game was called off early after nearly two dozen fans were hospitalized after suddenly becoming sick in the stands of Barnett Stadium on Friday night.

During the second half of the game between Austin (Texas) High and Houston (Texas) Yates, many members of the band and dance team from Austin started suffering from nausea, vomiting and dizziness and began collapsing in the stands, according to numerous media reports.

Officials feared they had been exposed to some type of biohazard and called hazmet teams to the scene but no traces of gases or chemical agents were found.

Nevertheless, the stadium was cleared and the game was called with Yates leading, 47-14.

The students, many complaining of nausea, were sent for more medical evaluation.

“We ended up with 22 students being transported to five different hospitals,” Houston Fire Department assistant chief David Almaguer told the local FOX affiliate, KTRK-TV.

Food poisoning of some sort remains a possibility for the incident, but initially appears unlikely as those who were sick ate different meals at different times in different places before the game.

“The kids all ate at different places, some of them ate at different times … but they did have something in their stomachs,” Emergency Medical Services doctor David Purse told the station. “At this point, it remains a little unclear what set it off.”

Officials, however, aren’t taking any chances. A football game scheduled to be played there on Saturday afternoon has been moved to another location.

… and …

Nearly 2 dozen fall ill at HS football game at Barnett Stadium

HOUSTON (KTRK) / Saturday, November 05, 2011 (…)

A doctor from the EMS service said they were interviewing patients late Friday to try to find any links.

“The kids all ate at different places, some of them ate at different times… but they did have something in their stomachs. At this point, it remains a little unclear what set it off,” Dr. David Purse said Friday. “It’s still a mystery right now.”

Parents said Saturday that doctors discovered high levels of toxins in their children’s blood. For Galvan, the diagnosis was chemical inhalation. He was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. His discharge papers from the hopital state that he suffered chemical inhalation and should follow up with a physician next week.

Galvan’s father, who is also a band chaperone, says the hospital told him there were likely high levels of carbon monoxide in the air. He added that HISD has agreed to cover their medical costs.

The mystery behind what caused this incident remains, and HISD police are still investigating.

HFD spokesperson Patrick Trahan said Saturday that their investigation will pick back up on Monday after they have results from the doctors of all students involved.

20+ Suddenly Fall Ill at Texas Football Game; Hazmat Called. rigorousintuition.ca