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Rebel24


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I came across this article on Yahoo and Boy did it tick me off. I think I have said this before but I have a son who has disablities and when I read this story of what a coach did or had done to 8 yr old boy makes me sick. And so very very mad...Here read this and see what this guy did..All over a stupid little league game...I truly hope this guy is charged and full punishment for he did....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/young_player_hurt;_ylt=AspmXfd3NsQE7Z010Otq_8es0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-



By ALLISON SCHLESINGER, Associated Press Writer 42 minutes ago

PITTSBURGH - A T-ball coach allegedly paid one of his players $25 to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so he wouldn't have to put the boy in the game, police said Friday.
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Mark R. Downs Jr., 27, of Dunbar, is accused of offering one of his players the money to hit the boy in the head with a baseball, police said. Witnesses told police Downs didn't want the boy to play in the game because of his disability.

Police said the boy was hit in the head and in the groin with a baseball just before a game, and didn't play, police said.

"The coach was very competitive," state police Trooper Thomas B. Broadwater said. "He wanted to win."

Downs has an unpublished telephone number and couldn't immediately be reached for comment Friday. It was unclear whether he had an attorney.

He was arrested and arraigned Friday on charges including criminal solicitation to commit aggravated assault and corruption of minors. He was released from jail on an unsecured bond.

The alleged assault happened June 27 in North Union Township, about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, authorities said.

The boy's mother asked state police to investigate her son's injuries because she suspected Downs wanted to keep the boy off the field, despite a league rule that required each player to participate in three innings a game, Broadwater said.

Eric Forsythe, the president of the R.W. Clark Youth Baseball League, said Downs had two daughters on the T-ball team.

League organizers investigated accusations against Downs before the T-ball season ended earlier this month but could not prove that he did anything wrong. If Downs is convicted of any crime, he won't be allowed to be a coach next year, Forsythe said. The league is not affiliated with Little League International.


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 stuff like that makes me feel sick to the stomach ..i hate bullying .. that poor child having to go through that public humiliation ... i'd lie to smack that bloke in the groin repeatedly with a basketball until his balls fell off

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Competitive, my #ss...At that level, good sportsmanship is all you should be teaching.
It does not matter whether the child has disabilities or not. It was out and out conspiracy and assault...How awful.

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I agree Twinkletoes and I will be right behing you pitching the next one and then handing you a new ball!


 


grrr!



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Believe it or not a lot of parents with kids in sports are just as bad if not worse than that coach. Some of them will probably side with the coach and come to his defense.


It has to be a sign that the apocalypse is coming.



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I just got done reading this in the paper. So sad....I remember when I was younger my dad coached the softball team I was on. He used to let everyone play no matter how bad they were. He didn't care. We were just 10 years old and we were only playing for fun, not to win.

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its sad that adults would look more at the "win" than they do at the kids. these are kids. what should be most important is teaching them sportmanship. how to respect others and be accepting of all people, regardless of their limitations. my kids all played sports and i tryed to attend every game. i was sometimes appalled at the adults.and then they wonder why their kids turn out to be mean and selfish. we as adults, should be setting good examples that they will learn from and carry with them throughout their lives. good citizenship is so important.

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OMG that's terrible!

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