Riot breaks out after Paterno fired at Penn State
Thousands of students stage a mini-riot after Joe Paterno is fired in the wake of sex-abuse claims against a former assistant coach.
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Student reaction
Penn State students pour into the streets of downtown State College, Pa., on Wednesday night after the university's Board of Trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and the school's president, Graham Spanier.
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A disgusting commentary on the lack of moral and ethical depth of these vile, amoral twerps.