Do you think it's possible that Sandusky's wife didn't know?

[Z_I_Peevey]

52. Of course it is possible.

In a case with so many sickening elements, I find the speed at which some have abandoned their condemnation of Sandusky to put it instead on the wife to be, in itself, quite disturbing.

Why must we shift our disgust from the perpetrator to what could possibly be another of his victims? Pedophiles are the world's best liars, because they have to be. Women who believe in traditional, submissive roles in a marriage would be actively sought out by pedophiles and groomed for the wifely "cover" role just as surely as the boys were groomed, seduced, violated and discarded.

I personally believe that pedophilia is the ultimate expression of patriarchy. It's a power thing. And the blaming of the wife (who as far as I know was not accused of violently raping young boys) is just another expression of our culture's sick misogyny. Leave the blame where it belongs--on the convicted pedophile.

If evidence comes out that she knew and actively covered for him, then by all means, prosecute. Condemn her. But as it stands now, she seems more like another victim to me. Naive, maybe. Gullible, maybe. Deluded, in denial...call it whatever you want. But nowhere near the actual rapist/molester/perpetrator in monstrousness.

Here's a good article that explains why we might be so quick to try to spread the blame around. We just can't bear to look at the full horror of pedophilia square-on.

http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/23/sandusky-verdict-when-seeing-the-world-as-good-is-bad/