beelzebear;842183711 said:
That's funny in an ironic sorta way because there has been 2 stabbing deaths near ATT after Giants games, the drunk driver running over the kid and other "non gang" stuff happening around 3rd and King.
Hate to be crude about it...but if you want to keep score, at least Brian Stow is alive.
I think this is one of those things that keeping score doesn't really apply to, which I think you kind of implied. In any event, as a Giants fan and a lifetime Bay Area resident, I find the current environment at local professional sporting events and the trend of violent incidents to be totally unacceptable and very disappointing.
In addition to the incidents you mentioned at or around AT&T, there was also a teenager who died a few years ago in the parking lot behind center field after getting punched and hitting his head on a curb as he fell backwards during a fight.
Niners games at Candlestick are becoming notorious for bad, violent fan behavior, and have possibly even surpassed Raider games for "non-family friendly sporting event locations."
Like Chavez Ravine, I think it's probably really only a small element of yahoos who cause the vast majority of the problems. From what it sounds like in LA, better lighting, a larger police presence, and other security improvements are making a difference. Perhaps the increase in prices has had an impact as well as earlier pointed out.
At the end of the day, I enjoy some Giants/Dodgers banter and rivalry as much as the next guy. But when people are getting brain-damaged, stabbed, and/or dying, it takes the fun out of it and really takes away from the fan experience for both teams.
