The other night an unruly Pirates fan was tasered by police in Pittsburgh for 'using excessive foul language and disrupting others enjoyment of the game'. There are so many jokes here I don't even know where to begin. First of all the victim is wearing what looks like a Dream Team Jacket (circa 1992) or possibly a Starter Jacket. Can we really say that anyone enjoys living in Pittsburgh or would enjoy going to a Pirates game? They haven't been worth watching since Andy Van Slyke was roaming centerfield and Barry Bonds had the head size of a normal human being.
I give props to this guy. We don't really know what he actually did since the video starts too late but he sure can take shots from the cops. He barely seems to notice that he is getting whacked by clubs. The Pirates have a tough enough time getting people to come to the stadium as it is. The last thing they need is for the police to beat the sense into the few remaining fans.
This is the second incident this season after Dodger fans beat a Giant fan in the parking lot after the game on opening day. I read that the guy in the latest incident was very drunk, which make sense when you see the video. This begs the question.....Should stadiums put tighter limits on drinking at games? I, for one, completely disagree. These people that are drunk and cause problems are the small minority and they should not ruin it for everyone else that wants to drink. There should be tougher penalties by law enforcement for people who become violent at games. Or maybe beer companies should lower the alcohol content (even more than they already do) on the beer they sell at stadiums. What do you think?
Definitely no restrictions, most people just want to have a good time. It does seem like they go right to the taser and blows to the head before they need to. This is probably the most exciting thing that has happened at a Pirates game in the last 25 years.
ReplyDeleteNo way should they ban alcohol or lower alcohol levels because of a couple of assholes. Baseball fans are starting to resemble soccer hooligans though, what's going on?
ReplyDeleteRestricting booze at baseball games just means people drink more before the game. And then we'll have stories about bombed people fighting outside before the game.
ReplyDeleteRemeber when that fascist jackass Giuliani had bleacher boozing banned in old Yankees Stadium...I think I got more drunk then, than before the ban.
Lets chalk up the Dodger and Pirate incidents to a few assholes who will be dealt with.