A video that briefly appeared on Snapchat cost Armand Tatum his job as football coach at Western Hills High School, something Hamilton County’s top prosecutor calls inexplicable.”This coach deserves a huge apology,” Joe Deters said.Deters said the video runs about five seconds and involves members of West High’s football team. At one point in the video, Deters said a boy’s pants are pulled down during what he calls a tussle.”They didn’t hurt the kid that we’re aware of. They embarrassed the (expletive) out of him. I’m sure,” Deters said.Deters blamed the current legal climate for costing Tatum his job and disrupting the season for West High football players, some of whom were not present when the hazing happened.”Everybody has a lawyer. Everybody’s suing everybody. CPS is afraid of being sued,” he said. “Look, I don’t blame the kid’s mom for hiring a lawyer. That’s fine. It’s perfectly within her rights, and she should be worried about her child. Sometimes … common sense has to prevail here, and it’s not prevailing. … Incidents like this cause — really need more of an Andy Griffith approach than a Barney Fife approach.”Deters said criminal charges in the case are not likely and hopes…
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Prosecutor blasts decision to fire Western Hills football coach – WLWT
