It's a fucking game!

and way too personally. God rest him but I remember a time when my step dad was so pissed off because the Niners lost on his birthday. Now instead of enjoying the day AT the game with his step son and step daughter (me), he gets all pissy when things start to go down hill and basically holds a temper tantrum on the way home. I think I was 11 y.o. and he was 53 but I will never forget feeling so embarrassed by him.

and the disappointment of a Saints loss." Yea, that's a valid defense.

In which case, the shooter would probably get off scot-free.

the author made it seem like only San Francisco fans are bearing the brunt of despicable sports related violence. Violence happens to fans all over the country and clearly alcohol or other substances play a part many times.

Sports may be only an excuse for an individual who is suffering from something, or completely lost, perhaps partly due to the economy. This does not appear to be the typical group-based sports anger, so it seems like an individual who needs help. Unfortunately, two other now need help, too.

spat on at OSU games. Ive seen fist fights at Bengals games.


Its fucking sports people. Your live is not validated by how the team does. Someone who likes a different team is still a human. A human that has a lot in common with you (enjoy the same sport). We dont get executed if our team loses.

Remember the high school rivalry thing? You were told to hate these people because they grew up in a town three miles from you. That meant they were shit.

This is how it is so easy for us to kill in war, be racist, and piss on dead bodies. We see someone who is slightly different as having no value, while our group is the truly righteous sect.

Charge the asshole with attempted murder.

It's still a bad idea to wear sports apparel that favors anything but the recognized 'home team' in most places that have really strong feelings about that team. I still like my Seattle Seahawks and Mariners, but I'm not going to wear their team logos in NYC. I might do so at the local sports bar where I'm known by the bartenders, but in five football seasons since I've moved here, I haven't done it.

As bad as these incidents are, I think it can get much uglier when you're talking soccer in other parts of the world. From what I understand incidents like this, including enormous brawls involving hundreds, are not uncommon.