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Originally posted by Nevadaref
This I don't agree with. Fans make remarks from the stands quite frequently at numerous games and fights don't start. They may share part of the blame for an incident, but there is definitely another step in there that must be taken before a fight breaks out. Specifically, it takes a poor response to the fan's bad behavior to have a fight.
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I never said there was not some blame to go around. If fans would act in a sportsmanlike manner, this does not happen. We do not know what this guy said to him. We do not know if there were some racial slurs or very vulgar comments made. We are not talking about 15,000 people in the stands in a Stadium. We are talking maybe a couple of thousand people at the most (and that could be pushing it) and not very hard to identify who these individuals are. Most schools know who their fans are and where they live. You do not need video tape to identify most of them. Especially at tournaments like this. I threw out a fan about 5 years ago from the visiting team. The Principal of that school not only knew the fan, but knew his complete name. So when I filled out my report, I did not have to guess who this person was.
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Originally posted by JRutledge
He said that because it's his job. He needs to make his case against that Detroit fan in court. What do you expect him to say as an attorney?
Just because a lawyer said it, doesn't make it the truth. You of all people on this forum should know that. You don't even accept official reports as truthful accounts of an incident. Try to be consistent in your stances.
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Just because he said that, does not make him wrong. You might disagree, but it is not my job and I feel these fans get away with a lot and the schools or game management do little to nothing. There have been fights around here with players and fans before the Detroit incident and only then did those schools take action they should have always taken. I have known officials to get attack. I have personally been approached on the baseball diamond after a game a few times. No one there to make sure I was safe or my partner, but I have to deal with someone coming to gripe about some call and says anything to me? I know many officials that have been complaining about security for years and only when something happens does everyone take notice.
Peace