U.S. Court of Appeals rules against Omaha college basketball referee who says he was harassed

[Disir]

John Higgins, an Omaha-based college basketball referee, has been rebuffed by the U.S. Court of Appeals in his effort to seek redress from Kentucky sports personalities for harassment he received after the Wildcats’ 2017 loss in the NCAA tournament.

Higgins refereed the Elite Eight game between Kentucky and North Carolina. With 0.3 seconds left, North Carolina scored to beat Kentucky 75-73 to advance to the Final Four, and Wildcat fans took issue with the officiating.

After the game, someone online discovered that Higgins had a roofing business in Nebraska and anonymously posted a link to Weatherguard Roofing. From there, a melee of online and direct trolling began
U.S. Court of Appeals rules against Omaha college basketball referee who says he was harassed

Because they didn't cause it. They simply gleefully reported it.

 

[beautress]

John Higgins, an Omaha-based college basketball referee, has been rebuffed by the U.S. Court of Appeals in his effort to seek redress from Kentucky sports personalities for harassment he received after the Wildcats’ 2017 loss in the NCAA tournament.

Higgins refereed the Elite Eight game between Kentucky and North Carolina. With 0.3 seconds left, North Carolina scored to beat Kentucky 75-73 to advance to the Final Four, and Wildcat fans took issue with the officiating.

After the game, someone online discovered that Higgins had a roofing business in Nebraska and anonymously posted a link to Weatherguard Roofing. From there, a melee of online and direct trolling began
U.S. Court of Appeals rules against Omaha college basketball referee who says he was harassed

Because they didn't cause it. They simply gleefully reported it.

Oh, they caused it all right.

Swamp cleaning has not quite gotten around to correcting bad judges yet. I'm just glad they didn't say "kill the umpire."