Rockpile233 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 In Europe they stab each other over soccer. I would keep the problem of drunk teenagers ten days out of the year in perspective. This is the same group that eats tide pods. 1
stony Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) On 5/3/2018 at 8:57 PM, Commsvet11 said: So peewee football doesn’t exist? And your age limit pretty much proved my point, your considered old past your thirties in the NFL, the NFL is nothing but grown men yes, but they are young men and are playing a game they played when they were in single digits in age. Expand By this logic, being a stockbroker or politician is a kids job because they can join DECA or Model UN in High School? Edited May 3, 2018 by stony
Commsvet11 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 9:05 PM, stony said: By this logic, being a stockbroker or politician is a kids job they can join DECA or Model UN in High School? Expand If I get paid to play chutes in ladders with a bunch of other guys in their 20’s and 30’s in a highly competitive environment does chutes and ladders stop being a kids game? 1
QB12 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 Pretty sad day for our civil liberties when a few bad apples prompts even more government intervention into our lives. Taking in a ball game should be a privilege, and only afforded to those who care to be respectful & responsible during their attendance. Educate everyone proactively about the importance of being respectful & responsible, and weed out those who choose to be irresponsible and disrespectful. Young children in attendance deserve better role models, and besides our region should be remembered long after the game clock expires for positive attributes as oppose to earning the title of worse fans ever. WNY doesn't need that kind of negativity. 3
OrtonHearsaWho Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 9:03 PM, Rockpile233 said: In Europe they stab each other over soccer. I would keep the problem of drunk teenagers ten days out of the year in perspective. This is the same group that eats tide pods. Expand Some viral videos make Bills fans look a little crazy, but even some other cities in the US are terrifying to attend a game. I would never go to Oakland, SF or Philly for any sporting event.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 9:10 PM, QB12 said: Pretty sad day for our civil liberties when a few bad apples prompts even more government intervention into our lives. Taking in a ball game should be a privilege, and only afforded to those who care to be respectful & responsible during their attendance. Educate everyone proactively about the importance of being respectful & responsible, and weed out those who choose to be irresponsible and disrespectful. Young children in attendance deserve better role models, and besides our region should be remembered long after the game clock expires for positive attributes as oppose to earning the title of worse fans ever. WNY doesn't need that kind of negativity. Expand This guy gets it. I applaud you, sir. 1
stony Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) On 5/3/2018 at 9:08 PM, Commsvet11 said: If I get paid to play chutes in ladders with a bunch of other guys in their 20’s and 30’s in a highly competitive environment does chutes and ladders stop being a kids game? Expand Yes Chutes and Ladders was invented for kids. Football was not. Edited May 3, 2018 by stony
Ron Burgundy Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 6:22 PM, DrDawkinstein said: I like Poloncarz but they say this every year and every year I have the same response: "Put out a real, winning football team, and a lot of the bad behavior will go away as true fans of the game come back". Expand Really?? It's the true fans that only come around when they are winning? I think you're confusing true fans with bandwagon fans. I'm not saying there isn't a certain element at games to just get wasted but if you're only supporting a team when they are good you are a crap fan. 1
Ron Burgundy Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 8:48 PM, stony said: It's not a kids game. It's why there's an age limit post high-school. The rule literally screams "mans game, your body ain't ready for the pounding." Expand The football or the tailgaiting? 1
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 5:22 PM, teef said: now i'm concerned about the erie county executive being a little B word. Expand ...Dunkirk Don's new domed stadium will be the epitome of fan control....not to worry...........
Commsvet11 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 9:13 PM, stony said: Yes Chutes and Ladders was invented for kids. Football was not. Expand Thats a good point, I just always associated football as a kids game because of backyard football when I was 10, or a kid receiving a football for a Christmas present. But it thinking it through, I also had an archery set and .22 when I was 12 and those things are not really for kids either.
4_kidd_4 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 9:08 PM, Commsvet11 said: If I get paid to play chutes in ladders with a bunch of other guys in their 20’s and 30’s in a highly competitive environment does chutes and ladders stop being a kids game? Expand Challenge accepted. 1
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 5:21 PM, What a Tuel said: "The Bills are working with Erie County and New York State on millions of dollars in upgrades to help improve fan safety. " Well this I don't like one bit. Not only are you not going to stop the random acts of stupidity on private property, I surely hope you aren't going to cost the taxpayers millions trying to protect people from themselves. Expand Government spends billions protecting people from themselves. Another such waste wouldn’t surprise me in the least.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 10:03 PM, DriveFor1Outta5 said: Government spends billions protecting people from themselves. Another such waste wouldn’t surprise me in the least. Expand ...brilliant!...you nailed it....deploy the TSA in EVERY parking lot....could NEVER be safer than that............... 2
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 10:11 PM, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...brilliant!...you nailed it....deploy the TSA in EVERY parking lot....could NEVER be safer than that............... Expand Sounds like a joke, but quite frankly that wouldn’t shock me. 1
danc Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 8:02 PM, sullim4 said: There are a few ways they could fix this problem without ruining the fun for everyone... - Be much more aggressive at making arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct. The postgame police blotter usually has what, 20 to 30 people arrested after a game? That seems fairly low to me. - Have the Bills fund a significantly larger police presence in the parking lots and surrounding streets. Bring in off duty officers from other jurisdictions like Rochester if you have to. - Require all private parking lots to apply for a free permit. Place a zero tolerance policy on fan misbehavior and if any officer gets a complaint about inappropriate behavior from a source other than the lot or its owners, revoke the lot's permit for the remainder of the season AND the following season. It's not exactly rocket science. This goes on because the law isn't enforced and the consequences aren't severe enough. Enforce the law, put teeth in them, and these problems solve themselves. Expand Charge/fine private lot owners for any additional police or emergency calls. Might make them monitor behavior in their lots a little better.
Hapless Bills Fan Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 8:34 PM, joesixpack said: you'll never see me powerbomb a table. but then again, i'm not a windowlicker. However, I'll defend the right of windowlickers to powerbomb tables everyday. Expand Can they be asked to show proof of means to pay for their own medical treatment/rehab/disability first, so they don't raise health insurance rates and taxes for the rest of us?
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) On 5/3/2018 at 10:32 PM, Hapless Bills Fan said: Can they be asked to show proof of means to pay for their own medical treatment/rehab/disability first, so they don't raise health insurance rates and taxes for the rest of us? Expand I know plenty of these Bills Mafia clowns, don’t worry, their upper middle class parents are footing those bills. Their moms probably even send them some chicken noodle soup down to the basement while they recover. Edited May 3, 2018 by DriveFor1Outta5 1
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