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Writer fired for calling Mike Brown an animal who needed to be put down
Source: Daily Kos
THU OCT 30, 2014 AT 08:46 AM PDT
Writer fired for calling Mike Brown an animal who needed to be put down
by Shaun King
Sometimes in life you get a second chance for mistakes you make.
When Don Surber, editorial columnist for Charleston's Daily Mail, called Mike Brown an "animal" who deserved to "be put down," and referred to protestors as "packs of racists," he crossed a line where second chances are much harder to come by.
Today Surber was fired by the Daily Mail for his incendiary comments Mike Brown and protestors and the following statement, titled "Regrets and a Change," was issued:
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Writer fired for calling Mike Brown an animal who needed to be put down
by Shaun King
Sometimes in life you get a second chance for mistakes you make.
When Don Surber, editorial columnist for Charleston's Daily Mail, called Mike Brown an "animal" who deserved to "be put down," and referred to protestors as "packs of racists," he crossed a line where second chances are much harder to come by.
Today Surber was fired by the Daily Mail for his incendiary comments Mike Brown and protestors and the following statement, titled "Regrets and a Change," was issued:
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Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/30/1340293/-Writer-fired-for-calling-Mike-Brown-an-animal-who-needed-to-be-put-down#
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