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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by zebraman
You don't blame any of the players at all? You're fine with Artest and Steven Jackson going up into the stands and pounding on people who may or may not have been the ones throwing beer at them? Self defense is one thing, but going into the stands to pound on people? Come on.
Z
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I do not blame the players at all. What the fans did is far and away the issue that started the may lay. If the fan never threw anything, no player would have felt compelled to go after them. They sell alcohol to these fools and they let them say whatever comes to mind. I understand that the fans pay money to watch games, but that does not give them the right to behave in any way shape or form because you pay some money. If that was in any other arena, you honestly believe that the person that got hit with a full cup of beer is going to just sit there while you do it?
Sorry Z, you can come up with all this morality crap and "they are professionals" BS all you like. I think if a fan has the balls to throw something at people, they deserve everything they get after that.
Even if Artest was wrong in his actions that gave the two fans no right to enter the court. That gave the fans that were not involved in any way to throw beer on players and coaches. I do not blame the players at all. NOT ONE BIT!!
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LOL. Some of your most intelligent comments ever. LOL! Rut for NBA commissioner. LOL! Let's start letting murder defendents off the hook for self defense if the victim poured beer on them first. Good call.
The fans were idiots. Nobody is debating that. However, Artests and Jacksons actions were criminal and there is no justication for that.
Actually, the last time I went to an NBA game was about 10 years ago. Some drunken idiot behind me did spill beer on me and was swearing and being a dumbass from the opening whistle. Did I turn around and beat the heck out of him? Nope. I moved. Another option may have been to go get security to have him ejected. Even had it been intentional, spilling beer on someone is not the same as taking swings at someone which could maim or even kill.
Z
[Edited by zebraman on Nov 21st, 2004 at 04:42 PM]