Fan dies in stands after fight at Patriots game

[T master]

I just saw this on the evening news & this is the most ignorant action any fan of a team could take against another fan weather they are on opposing sides or not . It's a game for goodness sake but there are those kinds every where & it seems to becoming to be more apparent in todays world unfortunately .

 

 

[Albany,n.y.]

2 minutes ago, Pete said:

two men brawling is their own business.  You are correct, the other guy started it.  We don 't know why.  Maybe he had a good reason.  Probably not.  But still mano y mano.  Two men tussling is not deadly.  Third man in throwing a sucker punch is a ***** coward!

A better solution is never start a physical confrontation because you have no idea who he has as reinforcements.  If some guy came over & grabbed me I'd hope someone with a better angle would come & knock the guy out.  There's no such thing as mano y mano when the guy comes over & physically attacks another person no matter what the other guy said.  

[Andy1]

I hope the fins fans show a lot of support regardless of who was at fault.

[LeGOATski]

If some drunk starts messing with you at a game, just continue to ask him with a convincing concerned tone:

 

Are you okay?

Do you need help?

Is there a friend or family member I can call for you?

Are you going to be alright?

 

It works.

 

Of course, you have to be a level-headed person to do it.

[Captain Hindsight]

We had a Raiders fan in our row Sunday. I walked up to him and asked if heard the rule that opposing fans buy a beer for everyone in the row. Dude laughed and shook my hand. It was fun the rest of the day with him. That’s how it’s supposed to be. I can’t imagine getting so angry I’d punch someone at a game

[QLBillsFan]

I’ve seen and broken up a bunch of these when I was younger. It’s just a game and so sad to see. Absolutely a tragedy! 

[stuvian]

thank you NFL security for keeping us safe

[All_Pro_Bills]

9 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

We had a Raiders fan in our row Sunday. I walked up to him and asked if heard the rule that opposing fans buy a beer for everyone in the row. Dude laughed and shook my hand. It was fun the rest of the day with him. That’s how it’s supposed to be. I can’t imagine getting so angry I’d punch someone at a game

Smart and civil. Defuse a potential confrontation and turn it into a polite difference of supporting different teams among football fans.

 

I did see on the news this morning reports these guys were going at it and arguing most of the game so I'm curious why stadium security didn't notice the problem and step in before it turned fatal?  Then agian, we've seen lots of stuff they ignore or don't see.

 

I'm guessing the incident might force the league to start cracking down on rowdy out of control fans. 

 

[thebug]

As a 52 year old who goes to games with his 18 year old son often, this makes me sick to my stomach. Horrible for his friends and family, but that poor kid! 😢

[Simon]

 

Preliminary autopsy does not suggest "traumatic injury" but does identify a "medical issue"

 

 

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

17 hours ago, Pete said:

two men brawling is their own business.  You are correct, the other guy started it.  We don 't know why.  Maybe he had a good reason.  Probably not.  But still mano y mano.  Two men tussling is not deadly.  Third man in throwing a sucker punch is a ***** coward!

Unless one of the people was not a willing participant.  If someone walks up and violently grabs a someone I am with, I would certainly try to help him defend against the attacker.  Two men tussling can absolutely turn deadly.  On the other hand, if two guys square up and want to fight, I agree that the third guy in is completely wrong.

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

17 hours ago, Andy1 said:

I hope the fins fans show a lot of support regardless of who was at fault.

It looks like the link to the Gofundme has been taken down.  If the guy initiated the confrontation, I wonder if Gofundme would allow the fund raiser to continue?  Based on the witness accounts, it doesn't sound like the guy was the victim in this altercation.  

[Beast]

15 hours ago, stuvian said:

thank you NFL security for keeping us safe

Are they supposed to have a security guy for every row in the stadium?

[PatsFanNH]

39 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Preliminary autopsy does not suggest "traumatic injury" but does identify a "medical issue"

 

 

I hope his family gets some kind of definitive answer caused his death.  If he had no known issues it would seem the confrontation brought it on.. right? 

9 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said:

It looks like the link to the Gofundme has been taken down.  If the guy initiated the confrontation, I wonder if Gofundme would allow the fund raiser to continue?  Based on the witness accounts, it doesn't sound like the guy was the victim in this altercation.  

That’s dumb if they took it down for that reason, especially since every witness also says he is sucker punched by someone else . All in all an incident that easily could have been prevented. 

[DrDawkinstein]

43 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

Preliminary autopsy does not suggest "traumatic injury" but does identify a "medical issue"

 

 

 

I've always thought heart attack given his size/age and the fact he was only punched once.

 

Doesnt matter since this whole thing caused it either way. But I guess it might mean a difference in the amount of jail time for the Miami fan?

11 minutes ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said:

It looks like the link to the Gofundme has been taken down.  If the guy initiated the confrontation, I wonder if Gofundme would allow the fund raiser to continue?  Based on the witness accounts, it doesn't sound like the guy was the victim in this altercation.  

 

That entire idea is in really bad taste. Trying really hard to be anything like the Bills Mafia, no surprise Miami cant come close.

 

This isnt someone getting sick or injured. This is a crime and a tragedy. And WTF is $10,000 going to do?

 

Dumb idea.

[PatsFanNH]

7 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

I've always thought heart attack given his size/age and the fact he was only punched once.

 

Doesnt matter since this whole thing caused it either way. But I guess it might mean a difference in the amount of jail time for the Miami fan?

 

That entire idea is in really bad taste. Trying really hard to be anything like the Bills Mafia, no surprise Miami cant come close.

 

This isnt someone getting sick or injured. This is a crime and a tragedy. And WTF is $10,000 going to do?

 

Dumb idea.

I will be shocked if the family doesn’t sue the Dolphins and Patriots along with the NFL siting something like wrongful death caused by not providing proper security.. or something like that.   
 

that said 10k is nothing and something he easily could have donated himself to start it

[Augie]

17 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

If some drunk starts messing with you at a game, just continue to ask him with a convincing concerned tone:

 

Are you okay?

Do you need help?

Is there a friend or family member I can call for you?

Are you going to be alright?

 

It works.

 

Of course, you have to be a level-headed person to do it.

 

I tried that with some wasted people during the NCAA hoops tournament. It didn’t work, it just made them mad……until my 6’5” buddy who weighs about 270lbs stood up. They suddenly became more “cooperative.”   😋

[TheFunPolice]

You shouldn't have to be prepared to fight in order to attend a football game. This is hardly an isolated incident, either. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BuffaloMatt]

The impact to multiple families will be felt for quite sometime. It's horrible. 

[Don Otreply]

18 hours ago, T master said:

I just saw this on the evening news & this is the most ignorant action any fan of a team could take against another fan weather they are on opposing sides or not . It's a game for goodness sake but there are those kinds every where & it seems to becoming to be more apparent in todays world unfortunately .

 

 

So unfortunately true, and so very sad. 

 

Folk who live an insular lifestyle tend to be the ones who lash out verbally and literally, giving no credence to others views or well-being, it is a sad state of affairs and it has infected our entire country. We don’t have to agree about everything, but we should be kind to one another.