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Two days after he was voted out of office, partially due to his handling of the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia case, Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett mused that the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno “probably” should not have been fired — though he reportedly pushed for his dismissal. “They probably should have suspended him,” Corbett told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “He probably should have been given the last three games, not on the sideline.” He said if the coach turned a blind eye to the abuse, he should have been punished, “But I’m not so sure it was clear to him.” Corbett added, “technically, he complied with the law.”
