Guest Sports News Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/2bd673829b8287da00001712757f3d48.jpg(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners suspended catcher Steve Clevenger on Friday for posting inflammatory comments about civil unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, that called for protesters to be "locked behind bars like animals." Back-up Clevenger, who has since apologized for posting the remarks on Thursday, was suspended for the last 10 games of the season without pay, the American League club said on Friday. Two nights of street violence sprung from protests in Charlotte over the death of Keith Scott, 43, who was shot dead by a black police officer in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Charlotte on Tuesday. "Black people beating whites when a thug got shot holding a gun by a black police officer," Clevenger tweeted on Thursday. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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