The Cost of Larry Johnson’s Gay Slur on Twitter: $213,000

Courtesy Mashable!  Wed, 10/28/2009 - 21:57

It was inevitable: a big time pro athlete has been suspended for comments made on Twitter, and the price tag is a big one.

The player is Larry Johnson of the Kansas City Chiefs and the cost of his offense is $213,000, the amount he would have earned for the game he’ll miss due to being suspended by the team.

Johnson was suspended for the gay slurs he directed at a Twitter heckler...

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