RE: Abusive sports fans. 0P
June 3, 2021 at 12:13 pm
(This post was last modified: June 3, 2021 at 12:20 pm by Brian37.)
(June 3, 2021 at 12:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: No one who hasn’t participated in (or at least seen), a good, old-fashioned football riot can truly grasp the subtle nuance and societal value of sport-related violence. Spitting at players, picking fights in bars - that’s kiddie stuff. Try turning over a few cars or setting fire to the Council hall. THAT’S commitment.
Boru
No, it is all kiddy stuff. We have bullshit sports riots here too, after college football games, hockey games, ect ect. I'd only agree that European and South American soccer fans are at the top of the riot chain regarding sports. Still stupid to me regardless of nation or sport. Just like the old Philly Stadium, the new Eagles Stadium also has a judge on site every game to arraign disorderly conduct and assault charges.
None of rioting or fighting over any sporting event makes sense to me. Sports are not a life or death situation and should never be treated as such.
While nobody likes riots, I'd say social unrest because police or government are abusing people, that is not desirable either, but far more understandable. Riots after a sporting event, especially after a win, make even less sense.
I find nothing funny about injuring another human over something that isn't life or death. There is nothing glamorous about it at all. Both the players and the fans need to be good sports, of all sports worldwide. Someone will win, someone will lose, but the players and fans are not fighting a real war like WW1 or WW2. Religious tribalism, or even political tribalism in our species is bad enough. But I'd never consider hitting or injuring a Cowboy fan being a Washington fan myself. I'd also never consider trashing businesses or any property if Washington wins or loses.
