Fight in high school game (Video)

[IUgrad92]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I can't remember the last time I was at a JV or V basketball game without police on site and I've worked in three different states (and I can't remember the last time I saw an unarmed police officer in general).

On a typical Friday night in my area, that would mean needing 20-40 officers. That's insane. Times that by the number of Tuesdays, Fridays, and add in Saturdays (1/2 normal schedule) in the regular season, and those would be some staggering resource requirements.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by IUgrad92

On a typical Friday night in my area, that would mean needing 20-40 officers. That's insane. Times that by the number of Tuesdays, Fridays, and add in Saturdays (1/2 normal schedule) in the regular season, and those would be some staggering resource requirements.

How many high schools do you have in one city? I live in a pretty big metro area and the local city's cops are always on site for games. Luckily there were 2 officers on site last Friday night. It's pretty standard operating procedures in every state I've ever worked as well.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Smitty

How many high schools do you have in one city? I live in a pretty big metro area and the local city's cops are always on site for games. Luckily there were 2 officers on site last Friday night. It's pretty standard operating procedures in every state I've ever worked as well.

Not unusual here either. It's not uncommon to have one or two armed officers at a game, especially at the larger schools or where there is a known rivalry. On occasion we will see more - most I recall having at a game is eight.