Hey, the Pittsburgh Pirates don’t support ISIS
After a photo was released of “Jihadi John” wearing a Pirates hat, the team quickly released a statement
Yesterday the identity of the ISIS member known as “Jihadi John” was revealed to the public.
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Mohammed Emwazi who is believed to be “Jihadi John,” is the member of the radical group who appears in several of the chilling videos which showed the beheading of several hostages.
Today, a photo was finally released of Emwazi.
In a grainy photo from his time in college, Emwazi is wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates hat.
The photo quickly spread around the internet of Emwazi wearing the hat. Emwazi is believed to have been the chief executioner in several of the horrifying videos that ISIS has released over the last couple of months.
JUST IN: Adult photo of "Jihadi John" Mohammed Emwazi revealed pic.twitter.com/LjPGV9LZDl
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 27, 2015
With the picture of the Emwazi in a Pirates hat going viral, the team was quick to make a statement via CBS Pittsburgh showing they do not support his actions of Emwazi and that they are sickened to see him wearing their hat.
"The classic gold P stands for Pittsburgh and is worn by our players, coaches and fans with a great sense of pride. It is absolutely sickening to everyone within the Pirates organization, and to our great fans, to see this murderer wearing a Pirates cap in this old photo."
While every sane person knows that the Pirates are at no fault and that this could have been any team’s hat Emwazi wore, it makes sense for the team to come out right away and make the statement they did.
In no way should this stop people from supporting the Pittsburgh Pirates.
[H/T: CBS News]
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