Well i'm sure there was a reason for him going after the other guy then as well. People don't just flip out on fans for no reason. And i'm of the mind that perhaps the fans deserved it for their behaviour. You haven't ever seen this but for years you've got a history of rowdy fans and its time that shit gets stopped. No more alcohol before the games, and no more alcohol after the 2nd half. For as much bad press as the big evil nba thugs get fans can't act that. That is AT LEAST drunk and disorderly if not more.
It's complete bs if they let the fans who provoked this melee off the hook with a slap on the wrists. On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 10:26:59 -0500, Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Being a professional doesn't mean you are any more able to stand upto > having shit thrown at you then a regular person. Professional = He's a > good basketball player and that is it. Past that he's a regular guy > and yes i can see myself or anyone going off on someone who does that > crap. We all have our buttons and i think having something thrown at > me would set me off. Especially when i was just sitting and minding my > own business. And i think the fans should be prosecuted to the same > degree the players are. Getting mobbed by a pack of stupid fans is > unacceptable. No more booze as well people obviously can't control > themselves. > > > > > On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:12:58 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nick wrote: > > > Well, he wasn't really playing; he was laying face down on the scorer's > > > table. > > > > > > > Controlling your emotions and using the law to defend yourself should > > be the lesson here. > > > > The cup dude should've been singled out, kicked out, possibly > > suspended for life from buying tickets or attending games if that's > > feasible, and maybe prosecuted for assault. > > > > Both of the people lost control, however, and so now both should pay a > > penalty, but the largest burden should be on the player for 2 reasons: > > 1.) He's a professional and, 2.) he attacked the guy with intent to > > harm him way more than a plastic cup full of water would've. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137636 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
