Angels Pitcher Target of Racial Epithet on Twitter
The ugly side of Twitter reared its head on Tuesday night when Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jerome Williams was the recipient of a racist tweet from the handle jgraae007:
“@jgraae007: @pinkpuka57 way to lose the game u fucked up tooth Ni**er”
Instead of getting mad, Williams and his followers got even. They were able to look up his Facebook page and found out where he worked in Florida.
@pinkpuka57 he is from leesberg fl and owns landscaping biz 352-874-3170 he has a FB page what a idiot sick em boys @LaTroyHawkins32
— Scott Brown (@Sec202RowD) June 13, 2012
“I went through so much stuff like that when I was growing up, it doesn’t bother me any more,” Williams told Mark Saxon of ESPNLA.com before Wednesday night’s game against the Dodgers. “It did kind of tick me off, but like I said, when I was younger I used to lash out, wanting to fight every time. Now, knowing what’s going on, I won’t lash out, just be the bigger man and walk away.”
