Club staff member allegedly abuses child online with non-hodgkin's lymphoma

[Yer Blues]

Southend united kit man

Nice bit of classy news reported this morning.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/loc..._abuse_aimed_at_ten_year_old_cancer_survivor/

 

[SeaSideDoughnut]

If I were that kids parents I wouldn't accept any apology. Let's take away the fact that he's a cancer survivor, it's still so wrong for an adult to direct such hateful abuse to a child for no reason...

Readers in the comments below say he should be relived of his duties, and I'm not far from their view. My employer has a social media policy and I know I would be called into the office if it were me...

 

[jackmahoney21]

Sack him #Justice4Ken

 

[AndyT]

"I am truly sorry for the hurtful comment that I made on the thread on the football forum. It was wrong, insensitive and very low of me as a person. I should have read the post fully before putting any comment on it, but it is still unacceptable that I would even think about posting any comment.”

'If only I'd read the post fully, I wouldn't have called a 10 year old boy a ****'.

Step away from the computer, my friend, step away! :blush:

 

[McNasty]

Just for calling a 10 year old a **** he deserves the sack.

I will be bringing this up tonight with the meeting with Danny Macklin.

At least it was only seen by a few people on Facebook so no damage to the reputation of Southend United.

 

[mrsblue]

Just for calling a 10 year old a **** he deserves the sack.

I will be bringing this up tonight with the meeting with Danny Macklin.

At least it was only seen by a few people on Facebook so no damage to the reputation of Southend United.

Sadly it has been published in local papers.....no idea what the bloke was thinking,but keeping his job would IMO be seen in a very bad light by many football fans.

 

[Fairport]

Main headline on today's Echo front page.

 

[Maldon Shrimper]

Think this should be a simple decision for RM, bring the club into disrepute = dismall.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I've known of kids as young as 8 on there, not to mention "friends" who created a page for their newborn. :nope: :facepalm:

I am willing to bet the male in the relationship had nothing to do with this.

 

[dloman]

Just for calling a 10 year old a **** he deserves the sack.

I will be bringing this up tonight with the meeting with Danny Macklin.

At least it was only seen by a few people on Facebook so no damage to the reputation of Southend United.

Now one of the top stories on Daily Mail website.

 

[jaffa1]

An apology here ;

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southend-united-kit-man-apologises-10211097

 

[AndyT]

I had a good nose through the Mail and Mirror online and couldn't find the story about how a member of staff walked 36 miles to raise money for Little Havens, on Saturday, along with others.

I must have not been looking hard enough, as I'm sure it will be there somewhere.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I had a good nose through the Mail and Mirror online and couldn't find the story about how a member of staff walked 36 miles to raise money for Little Havens, on Saturday, along with others.

I must have not been looking hard enough, as I'm sure it will be there somewhere.

Bad news sells Andy.

 

[5scoops]

Sack him Ron , this kit man disgrace to our family club

 

[ESG]

Do we know if he jumped or was pushed?