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Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game (UPDATE with Colts' game bust)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Bob Cook, Jan 18, 2010.

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  1. MacDaddy

    MacDaddy Active Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    I wouldn't be surprised if these cops are off-duty and hired by the Chargers to provide security. And if that's the case, I wouldn't be surprised if the police department distances itself from their actions.
     
    MacDaddy, Jan 20, 2010
    #25
  2. rtse11

    rtse11 Well-Known Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    Last night at a game a fan started yelling 3 seconds ... during an inbounds play. I could only laugh. His fine should be doubled.
     
    rtse11, Jan 20, 2010
    #26
  3. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    Really hard to believe a Jets fan would make an ass of himself at an NFL stadium.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Jan 20, 2010
    #27
  4. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    Follow-up from the New York Post:

    http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rough_go_for_jet_fan_NB4n6uOatukibfcvmIvz8H

    An off-duty cop (probably pissed his team was losing) texted other cops that a fan was drunk and causing a disturbance.

    http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/19/jetsarrest/

    San Diego cops claim that the fan refused to leave his seat when asked (like the guy at the end of the video) and "head-butted" a cop and "balled his fists."

    I suspect if the guy was really as out of control as the cops said, the fans around him would have cheered the police as they took him away.
     
    Bob Cook, Jan 20, 2010
    #28
  5. nmmetsfan

    nmmetsfan Active Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    I have no problem with Jets fans being arrested just for being Jets fans. It should be illegal to be a douche.
     
    nmmetsfan, Jan 20, 2010
    #29
  6. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    "The guy is lucky they did not shoot him"
    /Demetrius DuBose RIP
     
    Boom_70, Jan 20, 2010
    #30
  7. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    Oh really? Given how quick everybody here has been to assume the cops are at fault even though we can't tell at all from the video, you really think a bunch of fans who probably tossed back a few are going to cheer some guy being carried off because he gave the police a hard time.
     
    outofplace, Jan 20, 2010
    #31
  8. fishhack2009

    fishhack2009 Active Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    This.
     
    fishhack2009, Jan 21, 2010
    #32
  9. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    Yes they would be cheering, especially if it was an opposing fan. If a drunken loud mouth gets kicked out of the stadium 99% of the time people around them start cheering.

    By saying this I'm not saying the cops were at fault, I truly have no idea.
     
    JC, Jan 21, 2010
    #33
  10. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Re: Jets fan arrested for cheering at Chargers game

    I was pretty hard on the San Diego cops, and maybe the cops in Indianapolis overreacted, too, but I'm beginning to sense a pattern:

    http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/shocker_cops_taser_jet_fan_h3GlWKllBM6uplf0dOyc5K

    The Post headline:
    "Shocker! Cops taser Jets fan: Re-volt-ing development as team dreams are sacked."

    Extra points for the tased fan for wearing a Wesley Walker jersey.
     
    Bob Cook, Jan 25, 2010
    #34
  11. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Jet fans don't travel well. What may seem normal for the Big Apple stands out in the heartland.
     
    Boom_70, Jan 25, 2010
    #35
  12. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    I also give props for the Walker jersey. The only thing better would have been Clark Gaines.
     
    Bubbler, Jan 25, 2010
    #36
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