they can take physically protect themselves. and i think 50 is fair at that point. you also have to look at the constitutionality of someone being able to defend themselves. so what is it now? what s the statute now? if a child is under the age of 18 right now, the statute allows them to bring criminal charges up until their age of 50. what do you think it should be? i would like to see it taken away completely, like a murder statue this is no statute of limitations on murder, because they have killed that child inside. good luck with that one. e. steven collins, as always. kathleen kane, welcome to hardball. up next, when rick perry had his brain freeze on last week s debate, the saturday night live crew couldn t have been happier. let s see what they did it next. you re watching hardball, only on msnbc.
the hands of institutions, and back into law enforcement. steven, i want to get back to kathleen about this catholic church thing, that just resonates through this case, in the sense of treating penn state football, like it s your religion, which is not a reach, by the way, if we understand penn state, what it means of their football. your thoughts e. steven, what this teaches us about adult behavior and why people think protecting each other is somehow good for society, you know? i mean, this goes to the code in the police department that says, we ll look the other way, we re going to protect this institution. but joe paterno? i mean, he s the guy who comes through the house of the football player and says to the mom, hey, your son is going to be safe with me here on campus. i m going to make sure he graduates, he studies, and he s protected! so what about the other kids? the at-risk kids, for the president of the university, for the athletic director, and yes, even for coach pate
mile, the organization where he would later meet his alleged victims. how did it all start? basically, because i m a frustrated playground director, i guess. i enjoy being around children. i enjoy their enthusiasm. i just have a good time with them. ugh. anyway, one of the many controversial aspects of this case, of course, is the law protecting minors. when joe paterno heard that sandusky allegedly had anal sex with a boy, think about that, he told his bosses, but he never called the police. and apparently that satisfied his obligations under pennsylvania law, which begs the question are laws like pennsylvania s simply too lax when it comes to issues like this and reporting them to the police? now here the kathleen cain, a democratic candidate for attorney general in pennsylvania, the election is next year. she s prosecuted child sex abuse cases. and steven collins, an old friend of ours, a radio host based in philadelphia. let s start with kathleen. i want to get the law down h
that. but the will of the people has to be considered. and i think the idea that you take away an individual s right to vote essentially is a concern. you have to remember the republican party suggested that we show id to vote, and other ways to frustrate voters, particularly voters of color across this state and across the country. i think that s a concern here. you make a great point, there are a lot of bigger concerns for people to worry about. we will continue to watch this. e. steven collins, thanks for your time. good to be with you. since rick perry is in office, 235 convicted killers were put to death in texas. in the next few hours unless his administration steps in, the number will become 236. dwayne buck was convicted of gunning down his girlfriend and another man in 1985, but his lawyers are asking for his execution to be halted because a
which they appear and their mannerisms and the billy club is a prima facie on its face case of voter intimidation and if they were there wrapped in sheets and hoods it would be a prima facie case on the part of the klan. i want to thank you both. gentlemen, i hope we don t have to revisit this. i hope something gets done. maybe it shouldn t get done, but i hope we don t have to talk about this again. thank you, michael smerconish and e. steven collins. it was a fair debate. up next, is president obama committed to a war strategy in afghanistan that won t work, and is pakistan really our ally or do we have a problem over there? that s next. [ male announcer ] he s sweet, even with 1/3 less sugar than soda. kool-aid delivering more smiles per gallon. oh! just come snuggle with mama. [ male announcer ] missing something? like 2 pairs of glasses fo$99.99 at sears optical, with bifocal lenses for just $25 more per pair. hurry in to sears optical today and don miss a thing.