A youth tee-ball coach

http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/0715/teeball_ap.html

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A youth tee-ball coach paid one of his players to throw a baseball at the head of a mentally disabled, 8-year-old teammate so the boy wouldn't be able to play in a game, police said Friday.

Mark R. Downs Jr., 27, of Dunbar, offered one of his players $25 to hit the boy in the head, police said. The player hit the boy in both the head and the groin.

Witnesses told police Downs didn't want the boy to play in the game because of his disability..........


I can't believe people like this actually exist and, even worse, are given the responsibility of supervising children. Throw him in a jail cell with Joseph Duncan, turn out the lights, and let them rot!!!!

people like that should be branded with a hot iron... that says child abuser HOT IRON BRANDEd right across the forehead like that duncan piece of sh#t.

[pia664]

I am totally speechless about this. Why did he ever volunteer to coach? It has been my experience that if you don't have some kind of heart and love for kids that you didn't offer to do this...
What an ***...

[thepoint]

i heard this story last night. more info here.

the boy hit is autistic... the coach has 2 daughters on the team... he wanted to win the game...

What we need here is an old-fashioned "stoning".

Strap this Downs sack of crap to a wall; gather a group of one or two dozen parents of disabled children and then let them throw baseballs at him as hard as they can until they feel he has been punished enough. Take special aim at his head and his groin so that he understands the true nature of his crime.

I can't believe some parents--much worse than the kids.

Since the 7 yr. old "hit man" and his father both told police Downs admitted his guilt to them, the criminal and civil penalties will probably be severe. Good.

The youth league president quoted as saying that Downs could not coach next year if convicted of a crime might want to consider raising the standards for coaches a wee little bit.

Is it routine for competitive youth sports leagues to mainstream special ed kids into "regular" teams? How does that work without an equal distribution of such "less talented" kids as the victim's mom described her son?

What are the specific charges? I know the solictiation to commit a crime is one.....

The coach's side of the story: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2005-...tm?POE=SPOISVA

Originally posted by debinNC
The coach's side of the story: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2005-...tm?POE=SPOISVA

What else would expect this gutless sack of crap to say???

He's guilty; there's too many witnesses saying otherwise.

This story is just sickening! IMO, 7 and 8 year olds playing tee-ball should not be considered a "competetive" sport at all! At that age the coaches should be teaching the kids about teamwork, the age-appropriate mechanics of playing ball, good sportsmanship, fairness, and having fun! And, any coach who is straying from that should not be allowed to coach!! The tee-ball league stating they would fire him if he was "found guilty of a crime" needs to have their heads examined, too, if that's their outlook! Like it's OK if it's not criminal?!?!?

What kind of sick freak is concerned at all (let alone that concerned) about 7-year olds winning a freaking tee-ball game?!?!? If this many did this, he needs to have some serious counseling forced on him. And, he shouldn't be allowed near his own children, let alone someone elses!
Daisy