02/18/2008
Iowa QB Yordi on Gay Slur: 'Just Getting a Good Laugh Out of It'
Nick Yordi, a quarterback at Iowa's Wartburg College, testified in his disorderly conduct trial last Thursday that he was just being a "dumb college kid" when he used a homophobic slur against an openly gay student at the college last fall:
"Yordi testified he sometimes yells at pedestrians for amusement and said he didn't immediately recognize Joe Apel of East Dubuque, Ill. Apel, a junior at Wartburg, described himself as openly gay. Yordi said he was not aware of that fact. 'Didn't mean anything by it,' Yordi said. 'Never have. Just getting a good laugh out of it.' Jill Dashner, assistant attorney for Bremer County, argued the extent of Yordi's alleged remarks and circumstances leading up to the incident amount to a serious situation that cannot be written off as harmless, college-boy antics perpetrated by the quarterback of the football team. She added Yordi targeted Apel, who claims the defendant let loose a stream of vulgar words referencing homosexual acts. 'This is the type of thing that causes people great stress and anger and could actually cause a violent reaction,' Dashner said."
Yordi's disorderly conduct charge is a misdemeanor and carries a potential penalty of up to 30 days in jail and a $625 fine. The judge is expected to rule within thirty days.
Magistrate will decide case involving anti-gay slur at Wartburg [wcf courier]
Posted 3:45 PM EST by Andy Towle in Football (American), Gay Slurs, Iowa, News | Permalink
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A totally hot QB! He can do or say whatever he wants! as long as I can watch him do it! SMOKIN'!
I'm glad he got off! Joe's lucky this guy said anything to him!
Posted by: Danny | Jul 10, 2008 1:40:33 AM
Just making sure this didn't die. Those fag-haters need to be punished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!1!!1!!!11!ONE!!!!!1!1111!!!UNO!111!!1!!1!1!!1
Posted by: Copious | Sep 19, 2008 6:38:26 PM