December 31, 2005
T-ball coach refuses plea
T-ball coach refuses plea (Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA)
... of offering $25 to a player last summer to injure an autistic teammate has ... The alleged victim, Harry Bowers Jr., has mild mental retardation, autism and apraxia ...
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What an outrage!!! Would this coach have paid the other kids if the child in question was in a wheelchair? It's all the same. A disability, or special need is just that. I believe this coach needs to be severely punished, for even thinkin of such a plot. I sincerely hope that justice is served!
From: Amanda (mother of an autistic and apraxic son)
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