I don’t care what he said, the government trying to intimidate the media into punishing a private citizen who committed no crime is terrifying to say the least.

Via LA Times:

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to back the NBA’s decision to ban Clippers owner Donald Sterling from games and practices for life, condemning racist remarks attributed to Sterling and demanding a personal apology to Magic Johnson and all Angelenos.

The resolution, presented by Councilman Bernard C. Parks, also asked The Times and other newspapers to stop running ads for Sterling’s real estate empire and “alleged civic activities.” The Times had no immediate comment on the request to drop Sterling’s advertisements.

In a news conference before the Tuesday vote, Parks said the city should “go on record to condemn the statements made by Mr. Sterling and clearly separate itself from those statements.”