Wednesday, January 18, 2006
No Super Bowl for dumb fan
You can call this creative sentencing: A judge in Cleveland ruled that a fan who ran onto the field during a Steelers-Browns game must spend Super Bowl weekend in jail. During his three-day sentence, the fan will not be allowed to watch the game on television or listen to it on the radio.
Nathan Mallett, 24, was convicted earlier this month of disorderly conduct while intoxicated and criminal trespassing.
Maybe other fans will get the message and think twice before doing something dumb. Or, perhaps, alcohol will win out and fans will be stupid anyway.
There's nothing cool or funny about running onto the field during a game. We've seen it before. And, while it's somewhat interesting to watch, we're all thinking the person who does it is a big-time jackass.
If you run onto the field during a game, you deserve whatever justice is given out. In Mallett's case, Steelers linebacker James Harrison body-slammed him and held him for police.
Hope it was worth it.
Nathan Mallett, 24, was convicted earlier this month of disorderly conduct while intoxicated and criminal trespassing.
Maybe other fans will get the message and think twice before doing something dumb. Or, perhaps, alcohol will win out and fans will be stupid anyway.
There's nothing cool or funny about running onto the field during a game. We've seen it before. And, while it's somewhat interesting to watch, we're all thinking the person who does it is a big-time jackass.
If you run onto the field during a game, you deserve whatever justice is given out. In Mallett's case, Steelers linebacker James Harrison body-slammed him and held him for police.
Hope it was worth it.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 8:34 AM
