Musial Collector
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- Aug 7, 2008
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I can give an example of just how big of DICKS opposing fans can be.
We were in Cleveland 4 yrs ago for the opening game vs the Vikings. I was not in Vikings gear, but all of my friends were.
While tailgating, mind you, all we were doing was grilling, having some beverages and playing bean bags, we had full unopened cans of beer thrown at our area from rows over, deep fried chicken thrown at us, beer cups knocked out of our hands while standing around, verbally taunted, walked into with leaned in shoulders, etc.
While walking into the game from the lot, the Browns fans did their typical "********, ********, ********" chant.
Inside the stadium, people were throwing food our way, taunting, puffing chests out, etc.
Two of the guys in our group bought those horns you can blow into outside in the parking lot. They walked thru security with them, never being told they could not bring them in. It was when AP scored, they took out their horns and blew them, to the cheers of a few other Vikings fans in the area. Later when the Vikings scored again (2nd quarter I believe) they blew them again. Within minutes, security was up in our area and took the two of them out into the concourse area. Being I didnt have Vikings colors on, I went down to check on them after a few minutes. This effing rent a cop had such a power trip hard on that he was taking down their info before he was having them removed from the stadium. I went back up and told our group they were being kicked out.
With the game in hand in the fourth quarter, there was still the from a distance taunting, the taking off of the shirts and puffing out of the chests from the drunk XXXXtards in the area. An on duty officer came up to us and said for the safety of your group, I will be walking you out of the stadium. Seriously, for the safety of us? WTF does that tell you about your fans? That they are piles of XXXX if for my safety you need to walk me out. Yes I was thankful that they took the initiative to do this, but how about instead of kicking out the two in my party that had horns that you kick out the effing drunks making threatening comments?
Back at the lot, most of the Browns fans had left long ago, so our van was one of the few that were left in the lot. I truly thought that when we returned the windows would be broken and tires slashed, surprisingly enough, all was in tact. We hung out for a bit and there were still a few drunk taunters that approached us. Not wanting to spend anymore time in Cleveland, let alone jail, we packed up and bid ado to the mistake by the lake.
It is amazing to me that idiots cant have the common sense to have a fun rivalry and drink some beers together and shoot the XXXX about their teams, but rather take it to a violent level.
