A Washington man is facing second-degree assault charges after he allegedly slammed a 72-year-old referee to the ground at a middle school basketball game this month. Mark McLaughlin, a parent with a child on one of the basketball teams, reportedly became irate during the Dec. 16 game, after his son was accused of a foul that started a fight between multiple players. The septuagenarian referee reportedly helped McLaughlin's son to his feet.
McLaughlin, who is 6'6", reportedly objected, shouting “no one touches my son!” and charging the ref from behind and knocking him onto the floor, breaking his nose and cheekbone. The victim's nose bled for an hour and a half, according to criminal charges. McLaughlin was released from jail on Dec. 22 after posting $20,000 in bail, thereported.
Having flashbacks to one of my sons' Catholic school games where an intoxicated parent grabbed a ref during play and another where parents of opposing players got into a fist fight.
People need to calm the fuck down. America has turned into a powered keg waiting to explode. And when she does, it will be a hella mess we may not recover from
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