A good commentary on the incident from IGN "Go to any game, any stadium, and you see the same scene: Drunk fans cursing in front of young children, thinking that just because they paid hundreds of dollars to watch a game, that ticket also gives them the right to act verbally abusive to anyone and everyone in the stadium."
"This is what happens when alcohol and stupidity mix with the volatility and anger of a rivalry, a war, and a country boiling over in anger." "If Ron Artest doesn't foul Ben Wallace in the back, none of this would've happened." "If Ron Artest decided to fight Wallace one-on-one on the court instead of trying to show him up by laying on the scorers table, none of this would've happened." "If Ron Artest would've kept a cool head after being doused with beer and pointed the offender out to security rather than charging into the crowd, none of this would've happened." "Ron Artest should never have jumped into the stands, but the fans are as much to blame, if not more. If the fans didn't throw bottles at the players, none of this would've happened. It's the fans didn't feel like they needed to not only watch the action, but be a part of it, none of this would've happened. But in the end, it did happen, and now everyone needs to deal with the consequences. " "If a fan is out on the court, you cannot punish the player for defending himself or his teammates. Just as no player should be in the stands, no fan should be out on the court." "This was the ugliest incident I've ever seen at an American sporting event, but the reality is, it could've been even worse." "Imagine for a second if a knife was pulled…or a box cutter…or a gun. When the Pacers were leaving the stadium on their bus, the driver was actually told to turn off the headlights because they were afraid they would get shot at." "Sports and entertainment are supposed to be a reflection of society. And if this is the case, society makes me sick. Sportsmanship is dead, and it's a sad day for all of us." http://sports.ign.com/articles/568/568085p1.html?fromint=1 -Gel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137727 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
