Violence In The Stands

Violence In The Stands

There are too many incidents of violence in the stands among sports fans and the reasons are beyond stupid. Attending sporting events should be anything but an awesome time with your friends or family, the last thing you should have to worry about is getting into a fight or even witnessing an altercation with another teams fan.

What's The Problem?

In a word, alcohol... Drinking before and during a sporting event is certainly part of the experience. No one would argue that drinking is different for everyone but it increases the possibility of violence. Hatred is another problem, not toward another human being but for another teams color. A hatred that runs deep and is passed on generation to generation but hating another team should not be an excuse for violence in the stands.

Why Should I Fear Going To Away Games?

You shouldn't have to have any anxiety about supporting your team away from your home teams environment! Fans of all genres have a common bond that runs through each and every one of us a similar bond shared by the very teams and players we venomously support. We should extend the same respect to opposing sports fans before and after any game and boo like hell against them during, but the violence in the stands has to be eliminated...

What Can I Do?

Remember the reason you go to sporting events in the first place, TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAM! If that's not the first and ultimate reason you go then your possibly part of the problem... It's a fans responsibility to bring our energy our noise our passion not our drama!!! Leave your troubles at the gate, enjoy the day with people of like minds, share a laugh with someone you don't know and you may be surprised by how much you have in common. Violence in the stands is absolutely unacceptable to all of us at What A Fan, we hope you share our view! 

How Does This Help Your Team Win?

There have been entirely too many unnecessary physical altercations in the stands and during what should have been a great day of tailgating parties that result in someone permanently effected. There is much in life we can't control but preventing violence in the stands is something we have complete control of, so what will you do about it???