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Old Fri Jan 01, 2010, 07:41am
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Originally Posted by just another ref View Post
All this talk about ejecting the fan.
"one way ticket to the parking lot" etc.

What gives the official the power to do this?
2-8-1:

.....home management is responsible......

.....officials shall stop the game until .......management resolves the situation....

Resolving the situation is in the eye of the beholder, is it not.

An irate fan throws a bottle on the court. Official stops the game, points out the offender. "I want that guy out of here."

The head game management guy (assisted by the crowd control guy) says,
"Not necessary. He took his meds. He's calm now. It won't happen again.
The situation is resolved. Let us proceed."

Then what happens?
Home management is responsible for the fans. If they assure me that they've resolved the situation, that's good enough for me. However, that's a one-time caveat in that particular game. If anything further happens, then I will stop the game and get the fan removed. And the game will stay stopped until the fan is completely outa there.

No matter what, a full report should go in, post-game. Detail the incident(fan throwing bottle) as well as the resolution(home management assuring you that they took proper steps). Put the onus for fan behavior where it really belongs-- on home management and whomever your report goes to. And let whom your report goes to second-guess game management and set procedure if they feel compelled to do so. That way you did your job and nobody can second-guess you.

JMO.
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