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Honestly, I don't care what's said. If they start interfering with the game, they'll be out of there, and fast. I've had games where either the school or the police got fans out long before I ever would have.
One time I had a playoff game where a kid goes out of bounds chasing a loose ball. He stepped on the line before touching the ball, so I call OOB, but he ends up in the stands. Most of the fans sitting around protect themselves and everything's OK, but one idiot, who wasn't even touched by this kid, gets up and basically gets in his face and says something. I was sort of shocked since we hadn't had any trouble all night, but the kid's first reaction to level this guy was stopped by a teammate (and me as soon as I figured out what was happening). On my way over to the table to get someone to get this guy out of there, I looked back over my shoulder to get a better description and this cop (with arms and shoulders as big as Iowa) is on him. I stop and watch while this cop gets rid of the guy and we play on.
A few minutes later we had a time out or something and I see the cop near the baseline where I am. I walked over and said, "hey, man, thanks for the help on that guy." He looked at me and said, "you're my man!"
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