Former Penn State University assistant coach Mike McQueary, the only non-victim witness to testify to having seen Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulting children, has filed a wrongful termination “whistleblower” suit against the university.
CNN has the story:
In support of McQueary’s whistleblower claim, the lawsuit states he was the only assistant football coach who was not invited to interview for employment with the incoming new head football coach after longtime coach Joe Paterno was fired amid the Sandusky scandal.
McQueary also claims he was the only former employee who was not reimbursed for legal fees, and that he did not receive his severance payments on time.
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According to the lawsuit, after testifying in court, McQueary was placed on administrative leave with pay in November 2011, only to later be terminated in July 2012. A copy of a letter from the university athletics director concerning the administrative leave was filed along with the lawsuit.
What do you think of McQueary’s claim? Was he really a whistleblower?
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There’s a lesson here for anyone willing to learn it. When faced with a clear moral choice, do the right thing, from beginning to end, with force and determination, ignoring any personal loss or retribution to yourself or your family. You’ll be a hero in the end even if you are the only one who knows it, and the entire world counts you as something less. That same world will still be a better place for it.
I think he’s deluding himself. If they didn’t invite him to interview its because he showed an extreme disregard for humanity when he witnessed a boy being raped in a shower room and didn’t do anything to intervene. Such a moral flaw would by definition disqualify him for future employment.