Attention, Sports Fans!
By Mitch Berg
If I ever rule the world, people like this…:
A tip from a parole officer led to the arrest of one of the suspects in the attack on a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium after the rival teams’ season opener, a brutal beating that prompted an outpouring of support for the victim and outrage in the sports world and beyond.
The man detained early Sunday is thought to be the “main aggressor”…
…who do this to other people…:
…in the March 31 beating that left Bryan Stow with brain damage, Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck said at an afternoon news conference at the stadium.
…over wearing another team’s fan gear, will, upon conviction, be judicially shot in the face. So the alleged offenders should be glad I don’t rule the world.
An emotional Beck hailed the work of 20 full-time detectives who he said have pursued 630 leads in the case so far. The police chief choked back tears as he described getting a call at 7 a.m. Sunday from assistant chief Earl Paysinger.
Seriously. There is nothing in the world that fills me with deeper contempt than people who get violent with other people over sports (and I’m talking fans, not the actual sports; boxing or UFC or NHL, which are all about watching people hit each other, aren’t the same thing). In a world absolutely ruled by me, it’d justify lethal force by others to prevent it.
May 23rd, 2011 at 5:10 am
The former ownership group bares some of the responsibility in that their financial ineptitude caused them to cut a few corners. One of the cutbacks was stadium security. Dunno if anyone has ever been to Dodger Stadium but suffice to say security is one area where you definitely should not be stingy.
May 23rd, 2011 at 6:33 am
Cheering for laundry is one thing, killing or nearly killing someone over the laundry they wear is the epitome of stupid.
May 23rd, 2011 at 8:07 am
Good thing it wasn’t a soccer match. Stow would likely be dead.
May 23rd, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Honestly, the attachment to local teams mystifies me. Now we’re beyond buying billionaires a new store in which to sell their product (entertainment), we’re beating people who wear a different store’s shirt?
What kind of moron would beat somebody for wearing a Penny’s shirt instead of a Sears shirt?
May 23rd, 2011 at 4:05 pm
The same person who would beat a person wearing a tea party shirt instead of an SIEU shirt.