Profane message to anti-Trump writer costs LBCC coach his job
Long Beach City College football coach, Brett Peabody agreed to resign after a profanity of direct direct message which he sent to an online publisher who criticizes President Trump.
The day of Trump’s inauguration in January, Peabody sent a private message to Aaron Rupar, which has nearly a million followers on X. Rapar, in turn, made the public message.
“You have finished you sorry fascist Scumbag, I hope you will be held responsible for the Bulls – that you spread. He then added” you *”to correct his own typo.
Rapar shared the message on his account X and added: “I receive a lot of threatening DMs, but I generally do not draw them from headquarters from university football programs.” This message was viewed 1.2 million times and republished by 4,200 users on Wednesday.
The files obtained by the Long Beach Post show that Peabody agreed to resign. Email The message obtained indicates that Peabody was put on administrative leave paid in February and a month later, he agreed to resign at the end of the year.
Peabody will remain on paid leave until December and will receive compensation of six months of around $ 60,000, according to a settlement agreement obtained by the position.
Cooper Marques was appointed acting coach of the LBCC in March. Cooper had been the defensive coordinator and was assistant coach at Azusa Pacific, El Camino College and Santa Monica City College.
Peabody told Long Beach Post in January that sending the message to Rapar was “stupid” and “was clearly not the best decision”. He apologized to LBCC, saying that the tone of the post was “hard and regrettable”, “
“It was not a threat in any way, a form or a form,” said Peabody. “If you read it, I don’t know how it could be interpreted as a threat. … I would like to see journalists detained at a higher level.”
A petition to restore Peabody which was published on Change.org by LBCC players and PEABODY partners has 68 signatures. “Throughout his mandate with us, [Peabody] has demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication and a real burning passion to help athletes develop their skills and character, ”says the petition.
Peabody took office as a head coach at the LBCC in 2013, leading the Vikings to the conference titles and the victories in Bowl in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. Previously, he was head coach and assistant to the Harbor College and chief coach at the South High School in Torrance.
