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Two wrongs don't make a right.
I couldn't get that tired cliché out of my head Monday as I listened to the nearly constant barrage of opinion from those who thought the NCAA had gone too far, that the organization had unfairly punished not just Penn State but the entire state of Pennsylvania, and had acted recklessly in its decision-making process.
It was stunning, actually, to hear so many commentators question the moral imperative that laid the groundwork for the NCAA's sanctions.
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