If the angry George Soros crowd gets their way in November expect more of it. "Hate is Coming"
malmo -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles F. Wandler Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 2:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f: Fwd: Mistreatment of Fans at Olympic Trials any replies should be directed to Raymond Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >--- Raymond Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: "Raymond Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Mistreatment of Fans at Olympic Trials > > Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 23:47:29 -0500 > > > > Dear USATF Board Members and Sacramento Sports Commission, > > > > I would like to express my concern regarding the poor treatment of > > my family and other fans at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials > > in Sacramento, California. My family and I planned for 4 years to > > take our vacation around the trials. We have attended previous > > Olympic Trials and numerous other USATF championships but never have > > we been treated in such a way that we felt uncomfortable cheering > > for athletes. When we stood up and cheered we were forced to sit > > and threatened with ejection from the meet. When my 3 year old > > dropped an item under the stands I asked to retrieve it and was told > > that I couldn't be allowed under the stands even though the item was > > in plain site. When I asked why I was told simply, "those were the > > rules". When I asked why we couldn't stand and cheer I was told, > > "those were the rules". We brought our bells to the meet that were > > given to us in Eugene at a previous USATF championship and they were > > confiscated. When I asked why we weren't allowed to bring bells I > > was told "those were the rules". I witnessed several people in our > > section ejected by ARMED security personnel for standing, cheering > > and having fun! I guess having fun is against the rules too. > > > > I paid over $400 to attend the meet with my family and I expected to > > be treated no differently than any other major sporting event. I > > realize that security is a concern for all major sporting events but > > that was covered BEFORE we entered the meet by screening personnel. > > When I go to NBA, NFL or MLB games or championships I have never > > been told I can't stand up and cheer! All major sporting events have > > the same security concerns as the Olympic Trials yet they do not > > mistreat fans. Here is the bottom line. Our sport is dying and > > treating fans like this is not helping. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Raymond Cook > > former USATF member.
