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USC revokes tickets, membership from booster who advocated shooting protesters

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 1, 2020 1:54 PM ET

As Jack Baer of Yahoo Sports documented, an attorney named Marla Brown drew scorn from current Indianapolis Colts wide receiver and former USC Trojans wideout Michael Pittman Jr. after she tweeted that individuals protesting over the killing of George Floyd, an African-American man who died while in Minneapolis police custody on May 25, should be "shot."

LAPD Union attorney Marla Brown says the protestors should be shot pic.twitter.com/NuSVBOWFFx
— StolenBeer (@TheStolenBeer) May 31, 2020

USC athletic director Mike Bohn responded that "racism and hate speech will not be tolerated."

Racism and hate speech will not be tolerated. pic.twitter.com/Ariz9zkdJ1
— Mike Bohn (@USC_mikebohn) June 1, 2020

"Last night we were made aware of abhorrent and blatantly racist tweets from an individual who identified as a UFC Football Booster. Following an immediate investigation into the matter, we informed the individual that their season ticket and Trojan Athletic Fund membership privileges have been revoked and their payments will be returned shortly. Their account has been flagged in our system to prevent future purchases"

Bohn added: "We stand in solidarity with the Black community."

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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