IN ITS editorial, the Globe calls for the removal of the statue of football coach Joe Paterno at Penn State following the release of a report showing that Paterno covered up sexual abuse allegations (“The shame of Joe Paterno,” July 13).
But why squander the opportunity to provide Penn State and the nation with a permanent reminder of what happened there?
Moreover, shouldn’t Boston and New York be thinking about erecting statues of Cardinal Bernard Law and Bernie Madoff?
Likenesses of malefactors like these, prominently displayed in public places, might actually serve to keep their misdeeds fresh in our minds and reduce the chances of them recurring.