Fan Violence At Sporting Events. Is Alcohol, Rivalries or the Media Fueling This Issue?

Fan Violence, Time To Take Back The Stands!

It's the most exciting time of year for fans of football. The NFL Season has begun and college football rivalries are back as well. It's also a time when tailgates and alcohol collide sometimes with aggressive results. This past weekend a number of violent incidents took place with devastating effects. Fans as we all know are passionate about their teams before ever taking a drink, add alcohol to an already explosive environment and the chances of violence increases. No fan should ever be ostracized for supporting their teams no matter where they are.

We all understand defending our home field advantages but not at the extend of bodily harm to opposing teams fans. The competitive physical encounters should only take place on the field of play and or when welcoming a fellow fan with a huge! If fans themselves refuse to be ambassadors to visiting fans who will? More importantly let's remember there will be a time when you will travel to an opposing teams stadium, wouldn't you want to feel safe to cheer for your team? Violence in the stands or outside the venue should be unacceptable to all fans.

So here's the real question. Is alcohol to blame for the aggressive violence or has our hatred for opposing teams spilled over for their fan base as well? Could it be the media is fueling the violence with their promotions of sports broadcast, pitting fans against fans? Honestly these are nothing more then excuses. Share this blog with your sphere of influence with the following question, is violence in the stands the reason we attend sporting events or do we go to see the worlds best athletes competing for wins and our enjoyment? Lets put an end to the foolishness and take back our stands!

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