re: Fight broke out

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Some background, when I first attended games as a child 50+ years ago, there seem to be numerous fights and excessive liquor at games. What I don't recall there being was crude language to any noticeable extent. There may have been an "oh sh!$!" or "SoB" but 'bout it.

Fast forward. When I began taking my children to games (as young as 3), I explained to them there would be things heard at games that they were not allowed to repeat. It worked

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My father is certainly not afraid of a four letter word. But he never dropped the F-bomb in front of me as a child, nor did he use vulgar terms. He still doesn’t today. I’m the same way with my kids, and I try to always be cognizant of my language in public. Particularly with kids around. I won’t pretend I’m perfect, but I try to be very aware.

When I first started going to LSU games as a child 40 years you would hear cursing. But rarely was it vulgar. However, with each passing generation it appears what is deemed “acceptable”, particularly in front of kids, becomes more and more vulgar. Have I said “BS” or “GD” or “SOB” at a ball game. Yep! But I’m never going to go on a vulgar tirade like what you can hear now at almost every LSU game.

Hell, you have adults and kids alike desperately wanting to shout STTDB at any chance they get. It’s not funny, or “intimidating”. It’s classless and pathetic. There is normal, heat of the moment, regrettable outbursts. Then there are the trashy bozos who can’t speak a single sentence without cursing.

I know I can’t protect my kids from foul language. But I do make it a point to teach them that if a person can’t hold a conversation or be in public without speaking a steady stream of cursing and vulgarities that’s not a person you want to associate with.

Speaking of the vulgarity, they are even selling those cheesy "F arouond and find out" shirts outside the stadium for $25

I remember after Auburn or Georgia by the old airplane spot there was a brawl after the game. 97 or 98 I think. We sat on the west side at the bottom. We had the same gate keepers, same Marshall in our area, hell same sheriffs deputy. We also had the same people sitting around us for years and years. I know not all parts of the stadium are like this but if we gave our tickets to someone and hear they were cussing or acting a fool, we just never gave them tickets again. Now with stubhub etc… it’s easy to sell but you have different people every game sitting in some seats.

I was at the game with my 9-year old son and can't say we heard a ton of vulgarity, nothing out of the norm. The F-around and find out shirts are a problem though. As the guy selling them is screaming out the F-word, my son looked at me and said, dad why would anyone wear a shirt with the F-word on it. I said some people can't be helped, and if you see someone with it on, there probably someone we want to avoid. Anyway, this started at Saints games i can remember a few years back. Just surprised to see this outside of Tiger Stadium (but I guess everything changes).

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off duty state trooper / Artellus Bellar

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is he Roman? They normally have more honor.


I cuss, too much. But I promise you I won’t say anything around your kids or out in public. My kids get a few to prove my point.

But the amount of F bombing and other crap makes it uncomfortable at times. I don’t understand the need to do it.

From someone sitting next to the incident.
Number 1: The guy in the purple shirt instigated the whole situation. The guy with the mustache followed his misdirected lead. Both were highly intoxicated. They were dripping beer on and continually touching the couple in question (trooper and wife). The trooper asked them politely to stop doing what they were doing. The guy in the purple shirt with blonde hair continued to escalate the situation and the guy with the mustache again followed his lead.. They were asked multiple times to stop. They had children with them and should have acted accordingly. The guy with the mustache took off his glasses and stood up with balled fist ready to punch... these people were in someone else's seats and arrived in these seats after halftime, when the original owned had left. They were rude, space invaders looking for a fight, making multiple remarks trying to instigate! The trooper and his wife never raised their voices or cursed as people have mistakenly reported on this website.
Btw: they guy in the purple shirt pushed the troopers wife down the tunnel. The altercation was a mere blink of second, couldn't have lasted longer than a minute of time.
It is so horrible to see people that have no idea others characters come for them with no remorse.. it shows no common love or knowledge of compassion. We should ask more questions rather than ASSuming answers.

I sat behind that trooper in Vegas. We all cheered and booed together. He was never out of control. The personality I saw does not mesh with this incident

Edit: fortunately I didnt spill any beer, could have been me

So you are the state trooper.

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you would have been in shock during the 70 and 80’s Tulane games. It was t unusual to see fights in the stands and on the field. There a game that stopped bc of it.

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The 1984 Fight. (Watch for the Sean Burks leap!)

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Hearsay bullshite. That account has been contradicted by multiple eye witnesses in this thread.