My Brother's Keeper!

JoePa in his DMX voice, "Dat's my mans and nem!"

In Genesis 4:9 after Cain had murdered his brother Abel, God asked him where his brother was. Cain answered, “I know not; am I my brother's keeper?” Cain's words have come to symbolize people's unwillingness to accept responsibility for the welfare of their “brothers.” Even in the movie New Jack City The CMB (Cash Money Brothers) at least were aware of the scripture. However, not living by that montra ultimately cost them their lives!

Joe Paterno and all of the adults that had knowledge of the ongoing child sex abuse scandal at Penn State acted like Cain when asked what their brother Jerry Sandusky was doing over the past 15 plus years.

I'm completely blown away by all of the former players that have been interviewed on television that are supporting JoePa for his actions.

I've seen DJ Dozier, Matt Milan and even my man Lavar Arrington say that they would like JoePa to have his due process and that he should have been able to coach the rest of the season. What? Why is everybody stunned to find out that JoePa had knowledge of the situation and didn't act? He’s shown us that he was selfish for years because he won’t get out of the way and let Penn State move into the 21^st century.

Let me break it down so you can understand it bruh! Jerry Sandusky became a full time coach at Penn State in 1970 and was there until 1999. That means that JoePa worked with this guy for darn near thirty years everyday. Now I'm not sure if you understand just how much college football coaches work so I'll explain.

They are at the complex from 5am to about midnight from Sunday through Thursday. They get ready for a ball game by traveling on Friday along with walk through practice and meetings etc. Home games are no different because the team still stays at a hotel on Friday night. They coach a big game on Saturday only to repeat the cycle all over again. These guys don't get days off like you and I. Now that’s just during the season. They recruit the rest of the year other than when they’re in spring ball only to get a month off in late June into July.

So if a guy is next to you for 30 years you know what his tendencies are bruh! He's done or said something out of his comfort of just being around you that was suspicious. Let's keep it real! You can't do anything good or bad and your homeboys not find out about it.

I've got buddies that I've been tight with for 30 years that live across the country and I find out what they’re doing good or bad just because people know their my boys. You know exactly what I'm talking about. How many times have you gotten a phone call about one of your homeboys or girls that they were into something crazy?

Now think about JoePa and Co. living in the same city with a guy that was on something crazy! You don't think that folks have pulled Joe to the side over the years and said, Hey dawg what's up wit ya boy? I heard he's on something real crazy!" Keep in mind that at a minimum Joe knew about the 2002 shower incident and Sandusky is still allowed to hang out on campus in 2011? Joe Paterno is the king of State College. Nothing moves without Joe’s permission.

So don't try to tell me that JoePa needs due process because he may not have known or because he did what he was supposed to legally do. That doesn't cut it bruh! Anything short of calling the police and whooping his boys butt is uncivilized. Even if he couldn't beat him down every knows a guy that'll do it for a case of brew. JoePa was Cain in this situation all day long! He closed his eyes, kept on coaching and every time somebody pulled him to the side he responded, "Am I my brother’s keeper?" Just like Nino Brown's career, JoePa's ended in the streets too.


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Jay Graves
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