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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRef Who Cut Black Teen Wrestler's Dreads Says He's Suffering 'Emotional Distress'
The New Jersey scholastic referee who forced a black teen wrestler to choose between having his dreadlocks cut or forfeiting a match has taken a step toward filing a lawsuit alleging defamation of character and emotional distress. Referee Alan Maloney caused fury when he refused to allow Buena High School wrestler Andrew Johnson to go ahead with his match unless his dreadlocks were cut off. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Maloney has now sent a notice of tort claim to 12 possible defendants in which he alleges that he has lost $100,000 in income since the incident. The possible suit comes amid two pending investigations into the December match. The notice says Maloney has not been scheduled to officiate since December. I think hes just covering his bases, said Dominic Speziali, a Philadelphia lawyer who represents Johnson and his family. To the extent that he plans to file a claim as a victim in this incident is outright absurd.
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Ref Who Cut Black Teen Wrestler's Dreads Says He's Suffering 'Emotional Distress' (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2019
OP
Aw noes, I'm so upset to hear of the travails of poor coach Johnson, I just can't - OH WAIT
Leghorn21
Mar 2019
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watoos
(7,142 posts)1. Take a purple Xanax.
doompatrol39
(428 posts)2. Maybe should have thought about that before being a blatant racist.
Probably thought in this political and cultural climate he'd get away with it, but got called out on his bullshit.
Gothmog
(144,945 posts)3. This lawsuit has no merit
Freethinker65
(10,001 posts)5. Thoughts and prayers.....nah
lame54
(35,267 posts)6. $100,000 in 3 months?
ProfessorGAC
(64,874 posts)9. First Place I Went
Guy makes more than 33k a month for HS ref work?
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)14. no wonder property taxes in NJ are so high
ROB-ROX
(767 posts)7. THE BASTARD WAS FIRED AND HE DOES NOT KNOW IT
I wrestled in high school and there is NO hair rule. This guy should have been challenged and escorted out of the school. He will be a loser the rest of his racist life. The yellow turd has been flushed and is HISTORY.....
brush
(53,743 posts)8. What is it with these people and black peoples' hair?
It's none of their business. Guess Maloney had to learn this the hard way. A thousand mini violins to him.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,262 posts)10. wingnuts will sue more -- judiciary getting packed
Right-wingers will use their hurt fee-fees to test the courts more and more, now that McCONnell has been packing courts.
Leghorn21
(13,523 posts)11. Aw noes, I'm so upset to hear of the travails of poor coach Johnson, I just can't - OH WAIT
WillowTree
(5,325 posts)12. What in the world was this jackass thinking?
I mean, racist or not, unless there's some rule that applied, how could he possibly think this wouldn't come back to bite him in the butt?
Obviously too dumb to be allowed out in public without a keeper.......
lpbk2713
(42,741 posts)13. He's lost $100K in income alone since December?
Not legal expenses but incone by his own admission.
How do I get a gig like that?