tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post5780584760213187711..comments2024-01-30T04:57:48.673-05:00Comments on Second Mile Sandusky Scandal: Why I Didn't Read "Wounded Lions"Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-61619964331208973022016-04-24T12:27:48.183-04:002016-04-24T12:27:48.183-04:00I think Ron Smith is quite foolish for publishing ...I think Ron Smith is quite foolish for publishing a work of fiction as non-fiction. And his publishing company, University of Illinois Press, is equally foolish. Because it is clear Smith's work, "Wounded Lions" is based on the proven falsehood that is the Freeh Report. And as the Freeh report is slowly being proved to be a grand lie, Louis Freeh has made himself quite liable. Freeh now says his report was 'opinion'. But the question remains, did this "opinion" that was presented on worldwide television as fact damage innocent people? Anyone who is honest with themselves knows the answer to this question. So Ron Smith and his publisher, University of Illinois Press, have now set themselves up for many lawsuits for committing academic fraud that has hurt innocent people, and a university's reputation. <br /><br />At the very least, the University of Illinois Press should repudiate Smith's work. At most, they should also recall all distributed copies of the fraudulent work. This way they may avoid the financial damages that surely await them and Smith as President Spanier wins his lawsuit against Louis-the-Liar-Freeh. <br />Truthseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434780738644463324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-58355261154603240132016-04-24T02:17:06.460-04:002016-04-24T02:17:06.460-04:00A clear case of academic fraud. If your thesis ca...A clear case of academic fraud. If your thesis cannot survive rigorous peer review, you are toast. In the physical science world you would be trash.Greg Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10566899608592908874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-89795556910274202742016-04-24T02:16:26.861-04:002016-04-24T02:16:26.861-04:00Based on the online excerpts, Smith's books se...Based on the online excerpts, Smith's books seems full of factual errors and speculation. In the prologue he wrote, <br /><br />"'Is this opening of Pandora’s box?' asked Penn State’s senior vice president for Business and Finance Gary Schultz when informed of the first allegation that Jerry Sandusky had sexually molested a young boy from Sandusky’s Second Mile foundation."<br /><br />That was a misrepresentation because it was a note from Schultz's conversation with police chief Tom Harmon. Harmon's testimony was that he could have been the one who posed the Pandora's Box question, and Schultz merely copied it down. <br /><br />That's poor scholarship by Smith not to include such details from publicly available court transcripts.Tim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-4718415179350802062016-04-22T05:57:38.782-04:002016-04-22T05:57:38.782-04:00I agree that informed reviews of Smith's book ...I agree that informed reviews of Smith's book would be better than ignoring it. <br /><br />Kirkus Reviews didn't think much of Smith's coverage of the Sandusky Scandal, saying <br /><br />"...when Smith enters the legal and moral thickets of the Sandusky case, he falters, rarely revealing anything fresh beyond the massive media coverage that followed the allegations. There is no clear indication that Smith gained access to Sandusky, Paterno before his death, the fired administrators, the prosecutors, the defense lawyers, or the judges handling various criminal charges."<br /><br />https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-smith/wounded-lions/ Tim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-8025459734318471232016-04-21T15:34:49.154-04:002016-04-21T15:34:49.154-04:00While I can understand not wanting to put money in...While I can understand not wanting to put money in Smith's pocket by purchasing the book, it might be worth reading if only for the purpose of rebutting blatantly false information. Consider many people who do read the book will assume this is a man who has done extensive research, and if this is what he found, it must be true. A well-reasoned, point-by-point counterargument could do a world of good. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128712957011262410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-67476546172157012882016-04-20T10:47:54.623-04:002016-04-20T10:47:54.623-04:00Thank you for writing this Ray. Please consider su...Thank you for writing this Ray. Please consider submitting tis as a LTE at the CDT. I think Ron Smith is an arrogant, dishonest, self-promoting pseudo-intellectual who should be shunned by all true Penn Staters. Yet, he is teaching a course this month through the PSU OLLI program. Old Main continues to perpetuate the false narrative. What a travesty!<br />Carole Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413452649107579860noreply@blogger.com