There is simply no way on earth I will subject myslef to a pat down to see a sports event.

[Stinky The Clown]

Cut down the beer sales, maybe. Make every other beer hawker a cop. Cut off the drunks. Control the fucking rowdies. Do something real, not more pat downs of innocent people.

Fuck you, NFL.

[Mimosa]

1. That will kill stadium attendance

people will stay home or go to sports bars and watch big screen TVs.

[bluestateguy]

5. Nobody goes to the game anymore. It's always sold out.

nt

[Canuckistanian]

14. You sound like Yogi Berra

"Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded"

[Initech]

2. I really hate this "one person has to kill it for everyone else" attitude.

It's really pissing me off. Yeah, one jackass brought a taser into the Cowboys game, what a piece of crap, but the rest of us shouldn't be made to suffer because of this jackass.

[RB TexLa]

4. Suffer? Really?

LOL

[Initech]

10. OK that was a poor choice of words...

:rofl:

[badtoworse]

7. I can sort of understand why he did it.

I was at that game and most of the Cowboy fans I saw were total assholes (until the last minute of the game). If you're going to act that way in the other team's stadium, you should probably expect trouble. I didn't actually see the incident, but I'm willing to bet he was asking for it.

[Initech]

12. Well I can relate - when the Yankees, Dodgers, or Red Sox visit...

My stadium, I am definitely scared for my life. I was talking to a bartender at Angels Stadium a while back and they were saying that fights between Angel and Dodger fans break out all the time. Look, if you're visiting fans, don't be a douche.

[badtoworse]

13. +1

Keep in mind though that the guy with the taser was a Cowboy fan.

[Joe Fields]

15. I hate Yankees fans coming to Kauffman Stadium.

They are as obnoxious as they get.

Conversely, when the Pittsburgh Steelers came to play the Chiefs at Arrowhead, their fans were good natured and polite.

[madinmaryland]

27. What about when the Pittsburgh Pirates come to play the Royals??

Oh wait. No one shows up when that happens.

[taterguy]

36. The Pirates and Royals are in different leagues so they never play each other

Dumbass

[hlthe2b]

22. Well that's really too bad... I enjoy going to home Rockies games...

Maybe we have been lucky, or I just have managed not to witness this kind of crap. Our stadium was built to reflect that old nostalgic feel, so maybe that is helping?

I am not surprised at football games, but baseball? Just seems so .... wrong...

[Initech]

45. Rockies have a nice stadium - I visit Denver pretty frequently.

Maybe the Rockies just don't attract the kinds of crowds that I've seen at the latter games.

[badtoworse]

3. They've been doing it at Jet games for years; it's no big deal.

I go to lots of games and no one that I can see has a problem with it. What's your beef?

[eShirl]

28. That's because the people who would have a problem with it stopped going.

[seabeyond]

39. that is what happens. this is why the line keeps moving. there are those willing to be sheep

and those that stop going are not recognized.

[pipi_k]

35. Well I see...

"Fireman Ed" doesn't seem to mind...

:7

[Fumesucker]

6. I'm reminded of this Jesse Ventura rant...

JESSE VENTURA, HOST: Imagine an alien suddenly dropped into the 21st century America. He goes to a Monday night football game and witnesses thousands of people guzzling a liquid refreshment as fast as vendors can supply it.

Observing the spectacle of the game itself, the alien is constantly distracted by fans whose behavior seems to become more and more bizarre. He watches as fights
break out between half-naked fans with painted bodies.

By the end of the contest, on the playing field, he notes that most of the people around him seem to have lost their ability to walk and for some reason, their speech has changed. Words are less audible. They seem to be talking in slow motion. Once the game is over, he watches the fans stumbling toward their cars, cursing and threatening other fans.

Clearly, the alien observes, something has caused these fans to have a mind-altering experience. But whatever is going on, it seems to be acceptable behavior for this society, because all the while, many police officers observe the behavior, but remain at a distance and don't interfere.

The next day, the alien attends a lecture on a college campus. After the lecture, he's invited by some students to a party. At the party, students are sitting around drawing smoke from a bottle-like structure with water in it. The
smoke is inhaled into their bodies, the conversation is friendly, calm and respectful, and music is playing in the background. But all of a sudden, many police officers arrive with guns, grab the water-filled bottle, put handcuffs on
everyone in the room, and take them off to jail. The alien is totally confused.

Welcome to the United States of America, the land of hypocrisy.

[Joe Fields]

18. I just saved the rant for future reference. Go Jesse!

[alittlelark]

8. How about Hooters being in charge of the pat-downs?

A LOT more of ya will deal w/it!

[SmileyRose]

24. Beat me to it.

Lady fans might even pay extra for a pat down from whoever they think is a studmuffin.

[Recovered Repug]

44. People would just keep going to the back of the line

and never actually go in to see the game. I know I would.

[madinmaryland]

9. Someone probably read a Tom Clancy novel and then decided to enact this.

:shrug:

[Horse with no Name]

11. Me either. I won't do it to fly either. n/t

[Brigid]

16. I won't do it either.

Not even for my beloved Cubbies. Why should I, when I can watch them on TV and not have to be groped first?

[Zax2me]

17. Every other beer hawker a cop? Yet you won't allow a pat down.

At least you won't be there protesting and clogging up the line.
I go often and this in no way will stop me from going.

[WillowTree]

19. OK.

[Honeycombe8]

20. Here in Dallas, the Cowboys hasn't issued a statement...or teh

stadium or whatever. I'm thinking that they won't want to do that.

I'm wondering if there will be a changed decision on this.

[madinmaryland]

26. What the hell are you talking about?

:wtf:

Was there an issue at Jerry Jones Memorial Stadium this year?

[Honeycombe8]

37. The NFL has issued a statement that all those attending NFL events shall be

full body searched. For all NFL games. That includes here at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. A reporter asked for a comment from the Cowboys or the Cowboys Stadium or something. They said "no comment." I'm thinking they're not going to want to do that and will maybe try to get the NFL to change its mind or come up with another solution.

I don't see full body searches going on here at the Cowboys Stadium. It would be a logistical nightmare. And I don't know who'd pay for it.

Here's what the NFL wants:

The NFL wants all fans patted down from the ankles up this season to improve fan safety.

Under the new "enhanced" pat-down procedures, the NFL wants all 32 clubs to search fans from the ankles to the knees as well as the waist up. Previously, security guards only patted down fans from the waist up while looking for booze, weapons or other banned items.

The stricter physical screening policy impacts the 16.6 million fans expected to attend live regular season NFL games this season. The more thorough searches will spell longer lines for ticket-holding fans seeking entry to games. It's sure to raise the ire of some fans who consider it an invasion of privacy.

The NFL recommended the new guidelines before the kickoff of the 2011 season which coincided with the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The league hopes fans will be "patient," says spokesman Brian McCarthy, and arrive earlier to games to avoid long, punishing lines.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/news_000664_Full_body_searches_NFL.html#ixzz1YDb4i5HD

[Honeycombe8]

21. Question: Why do guys fight at sports events?

It happened recently with the taser. Then there was an incident a couple of weeks ago outside a stadium.

What is it that gets these guys to fighting? Does someone say something like, "Your team wears pink army boots!" And the other guy goes berserk? Or is it something personal, like hitting on a gf? Just what IS it?

[flvegan]

23. None of what you posted would trump the hooligans.

But then that's football. Wait, not "football" as we colonists see it. I think we call is soccer, or something.

[LeftyMom]

30. That's not football, you gawdless commie. nt

[Missy Vixen]

25. They've been patting fans down at Qwest/Century Link Field in Seattle for

over two years now.

Why should I have to surrender my 4th Amendment rights to go to a freaking football game?

You tell 'em, Stinky!

:mad:

[eShirl]

29. FREEDOM!

:patriot:

[LeftyMom]

31. I'm going Sunday.

I don't like it but I'll live. :shrug:

[ProgressoDem]

32. What's the big deal?

I can almost understand the fear of big government. But this?

[Fumesucker]

38. At one time I would have been a little surprised at having to explain this on a Democratic website.

A patdown holds the default assumption that you are are a criminal.

Not everyone likes someone else's hands on their body, it is personally offensive when not absolutely necessary.

It's not absolutely necessary to be patted down going to a football game.

[seabeyond]

41. +1. especially the need to have to explain. nt

[chill_wind]

42. +2

The slow boiling frog conditioning and growing acceptance of this practice as the acceptable norm is worrisome. How far can we expect to see it continue to expand?

[Stinky The Clown]

47. Amazing, innit, the need to explain this sort of thing.?

[pipi_k]

33. And there will be lots of others who feel the same way

If ticket sales drop enough, things may change.

I personally wouldn't go to any sporting event, but not because of the pat down, which only lasts 30 seconds or so. My deal would be crowd noise, rowdy behavior, and walking a mile to the restroom and then standing in line for what would seem like an hour.

No thanks.

[LiberalFighter]

34. Would it help if games were played outdoors?

[malaise]

40. We had that crap for the cricket world cup in 2007

and the number of spectators have declined big time. Of course the fact that our team sucks big time hasn't helped but I know many persons who refuse to be searched.

[hatrack]

43. I won't pay $27 to park, so I won't even get to the frisking station, which saves time . . .

:hi:

[Missy Vixen]

46. $27 is cheap

Parking around Seattle's stadium is $50 on Seahawks game days.

When we've been lucky enough to attend, we take the bus. ;-)