A football game isn’t willing to lose your life over, please be careful. There has been an outbreak of fan violence this year that has been very sad to see. It is better to walk away from the situation before it escalates into something more serious, like what happened below at the Georgia Dome.
‘Verbal altercation’
A witness told Channel 2′s Rachel Stockman the fight started after a 49ers fan passed by an upset Falcons fan. They exchanged words and at some point, the verbal altercation turned violent.
The Falcons fan then punched the 49ers fan. The 49ers fan pulled out a knife and somehow got cut in the throat area, the witness said.
‘Never throw a punch’
Hopefully the fan is okay, but never throw a punch because you never know if someone has a gun or knife and won’t be afraid to use it.
Have you ever been in a heated argument because of an outcome of a game? Are you still rooting for the 49ers or for the Falcons? Feel free to comment on this recent issue and what should be done to avoid another violent and bloody incident from occurring! Share your thoughts via the comment box below!
Source: Robert Littal, Black Sports Online
Image: NY Daily News
LZ Granderson: Ted Nugent Should Be Jailed
Nugent’s words were: “If Barack Obama is elected, I’ll either be dead or in jail this time next year,” which sounds to me like he’s open to directing his disapproval of Obama in a way that is violent and unlawful. When you see that statement next to Nugent comparing Obama and his colleagues to coyotes that needed to be shot, as well as the need to “ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November,” I don’t see how that rant cannot be looked upon as a threat on the president’s life.
I don’t care how you feel about Nugent’s music or Obama’s policies, it seems that if there were a First Amendment line to cross, that would be it. The First Amendment protects freedom of speech but it cannot insulate folks against the social and cultural repercussions that come from saying something offensive.
Obama is hardly the only president to have a U.S. citizen publicly threaten his life. If people don’t like the president, they can say that. They can vote against them. They can run. They can leave. But they shouldn’t be allowed to go on the Internet or radio and threaten his or her life. I felt that way about George W. Bush, I feel that way about President Obama, and I will feel that way if Mitt Romney gets elected. That’s because this conversation isn’t about them or the parties they represent. It’s about maintaining some level of respect for the office. How can we begin to talk seriously about “restoring America”– whatever that means — when we openly threaten the life of our chief ambassador?
I’m not surprised to hear such comments from Nugent. But I am surprised that in a country with 106 million handguns, 105 million rifles, 83 million shotguns and four assassinated presidents, we don’t take such talk more seriously.
How about you, do you think Ted Nugent deserves jail time for threatening Obama’s life? Feel free to voice out your opinions!
Source: CNN
Image: US News