[kj] Celtic fan vs Dida attack

[Flight Bringer]

Oh Alex, you are in a foul mood today arent you? Go and have a game of frisbee or something or go for  a jog on the park , or is that considered to be too sports like ?
    Its not only sports fans that are tribal and confront people from other tribes , music fans also do this .
 
 
 
 
 

> From: vassifer at earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:31:39 -0400> To: gathering at misera.net> Subject: Re: [kj] Celtic fan vs Dida attack> > Need I say more? Sports fans = fucking idiots.> > Alex in NYC> > > > On Oct 5, 2007, at 9:37 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:> > > [Here's something related: Texas Longhorns fan "nearly castrated" > > by angry Oklahoma fan in Okla bar -- and the guy who "almost > > castrated" the Texas fan is a church deacon and Army vet, to boot, > > according to article. - Oliver]> >> >> > http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYCD4Gu5sgpDRm3qzPcAyhDNNLDQ> >> >> > Football Rivalry at Center of Bar Fight> > By SEAN MURPHY – Sep 11, 2007> >> > OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — To some Oklahoma football fans, there are > > things that just aren't done in the heart of Sooner Nation, and one > > of them is to walk into a bar wearing a Texas Longhorns T-shirt.> >> > That's exactly what touched off a bloody skirmish that left a Texas- > > shirt-wearing fan nearly castrated and an Oklahoma fan facing > > aggravated assault charges that could put him in prison for up to > > five years.> >> > The shocking case has set off a raging debate in this football- > > crazed region about the extreme passions behind a bitter rivalry. > > Some legal observers have even questioned whether this case could > > ever truly have an impartial jury.> >> > "I've actually heard callers on talk radio say that this guy > > deserved what he got for wearing a Texas T-shirt into a bar in the > > middle of Sooner country," said Irven Box, an attorney in this city > > 20 miles from Oklahoma's campus in Norman.> >> > According to police, 32-year-old Texas fan Brian Christopher Thomas > > walked into Henry Hudson's Pub on June 17 wearing a Longhorns T- > > shirt and quickly became the focus of football "trash talk" from > > another regular, 53-year-old Oklahoma fan Allen Michael Beckett.> >> > Thomas told police that when he decided to leave and went to the > > bar to pay his tab, Beckett grabbed him in the crotch, pulled him > > to the ground and wouldn't let go, even as bar patrons tried to > > break it up. When the two men were separated, Thomas looked down > > and realized the extent of his injuries.> >> > "He could see both of his testicles hanging on the outside of his > > body," said Thomas' attorney, Carl Hughes. "He was wearing a pair > > of white shorts, which made it that much worse."> >> > It took more than 60 stitches to close the wound, and police > > interviewed Thomas at a nearby hospital emergency room.> >> > Beckett's attorney, Billy Bock, concedes that his client commented > > about Thomas' shirt, but said it was just good-natured ribbing and > > that he apologized to Thomas when it appeared to upset the Texas > > fan. Later, Bock said Thomas approached his client at the bar and > > threatened him.> >> > "My client is a little man, and this guy (Thomas) is 30 to 40 > > pounds bigger than him," Bock said. "He's bigger, stronger, younger > > and probably faster, and he aggressively leaned in and touched my > > client and threatened to beat him up. ... My guy was defending > > himself and just took control of the situation."> >> > Thomas' attorney disputes Beckett's version.> >> > "That's total malarkey," Hughes said. "My client never said a word > > to him. He got up to pay and when he paid and left a tip, the guy > > grabbed him."> >> > Beckett, a 53-year-old church deacon, federal auditor and former > > Army combat veteran, has pleaded not guilty. His next court > > appearance comes Oct. 4, two days before the Sooners and Horns > > tangle in their annual football game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.> >> > Thomas, who once lived in Houston and became a Texas fan during the > > heyday of star running back Earl Campbell, is still recovering from > > his injuries but has returned to work as a meat cutter at a Sam's > > Club warehouse store.> >> > Like Beckett and Thomas, many fans of the two college squads never > > attended either university, but have come to identify so closely > > with these teams that they attach banners to their cars, wear team > > colors on game day and even have programmed their car horns to play > > school fight songs.> >> > Dallas police Sgt. Andy Harvey, a 12-year veteran of the force, > > said it's not uncommon for fights to break out between fans of the > > two schools.> >> > "People are passionate about their teams and their universities, > > and that's a good thing," he said, "but when you mix a real > > passionate sports fan and then get a little alcohol in there, > > sometimes it's not a good mix."> >> > On both Texas and Oklahoma fan Web sites, boosters trade familiar > > tales of having their car tires slashed or windshields smashed for > > sporting the opposing team's sticker in enemy territory.> >> > Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland said the rivalry will > > have no bearing on the way the case is prosecuted.> >> > "It appears that it played a part in the fight," he said, "but that > > won't play any more of a role in our handling of the case than > > would a fight over a girl or a car or a song on the jukebox."> > Hosted by Google> >> >> >> >> >> > Alexander Smith wrote:> > > No it doesn't. The appreciation of music isn't enforced and > > ingrained into the fragile minds of the young by educational > > institutions in as nearly a potent and MANDATORY a fashion as > > sports are.> > >> > >> > >> > > Alex in NYC> > >> > >> > >> > > On Oct 5, 2007, at 8:42 AM, Flight Bringer wrote:> > >> > >> Music has more responsibility for "fucking up American society" > > than what sports does , plus having a Country full of fuckwits > > doesn't help...........> > >>> > >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Gathering mailing list> > Gathering at misera.net> > http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering> > _______________________________________________> Gathering mailing list> Gathering at misera.net> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

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