bigbluepride35 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 (edited) Coach Allegedly Paid Player to Hit Boy By ALLISON SCHLESINGER, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 8 minutes ago 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. 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. Source If the allegations prove to be true, that's plain despicable. It's a kids' t-ball team for crying out loud! And he was EIGHT!!!! Not only did he take out a kid but he corrupted another. Sick ****ing ******. The man should never be allowed near a children's team again. Edited July 16, 2005 by bigbluepride35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 When reading the title, I laughed but once I started reading the article I was saddened by how pathetic and sickening of a display this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanser Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 He will do anything to win a game :/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Behelit Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 just sad what people do for money Coach - make him clean NYC subway bathrooms ( some of u know how horrific they are) Student = Expell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 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. Link What a ****ing moron. People like this make me sick...IT'S A DAMN T-BALL GAME! I'm just as competitive as the next guy but Jesus, I'd rather win with my whole team than have to do some crap like this. He should be robbed of his manhood. What if he had a kid born with disabilities? :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluepride35 Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 Um, just so you know. https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=344884 Probably would've been better put here to begin with but wasn't quite sure. Anyway, yeah like I said in the other thread it's just plain pathetic. You're coaching kids and it's t-ball for crying out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Holy crap, that's pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConfusedFusion Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 we got multiple threads running for the same news...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 jesus, omg that makes me so angry... :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachleen Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 omg, i would pay that kid 50 to kill the coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doli Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Just to win a game :no: thats is just sad, whats happen to just having fun at that age, save that competitive stuff until they get older, but dont do what he wanted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman2000 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 This is sick, for gods sake its a team full of 8-9 year olds, what the hell was he thinking that this is the MLB world series or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Sounds to me like this coach was a failure at his chosen sport and as such is just too competitive with kids. Sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb815 Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 omg, i would pay that kid 50 to kill the coach. 586221737[/snapback] Good idea, I'm with you. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Moved and Merged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 i'll hit the coach in the back of the head for free as his punishment, forget the legal system for once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odious_m Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Coach Allegedly Paid Player to Injure Boy By ALLISON SCHLESINGER, Associated Press Writer Sat Jul 16, 5:38 AM ET 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. 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. Sick world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AppleDave Veteran Posted July 17, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 17, 2005 My god the kid was metally disabled, how sick can you be. I have a soft spot for handicap children and this just made me furious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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