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God Bless Americagate - Fan ejected after trying to go to gents during game
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04-09-2008 5:35pm#1I would've posted this in baseball or politics but it's bound to cover a variety of topics
The NY Yankees have had a recent tradition whereby God Bless America is performed at home games in Yankee stadium during the seventh-inning stretch, usually live by our own Ronan Tynan. This has been going on since September 2001, and the YES network (television station that shows the home games), doesn't go to an ad break (pretty much unheard of in US television) and shows the full performance.
At last weeks game versus arch-rivals the Boston Red Sox, Queens native Brad Campeau-Laurion decided to take the opportunity to go to the gents. Upon doing so, he was accosted by a NYPD officer, who told him he had to stay in his seat for the duration of the ceremony. He told the cop that he was going to the bathroom and didn't particularly care for the song, and then two cops pinned his arms behind his back and hustled him toward the nearest exit - telling him to "get out of their country if I didn't like it":eek:
The Yankees have directed all enquiries to the NYPD, who have said that Campeau-Lampion was thrown out because he was "standing on his seat cursing, using inappropriate language and acting in a disrespectful manner while reeking of alcohol." Eyewitnesses have said that he was nothing of the sort, and that the NYPD were heavy-handed and OTT in their actions - so now it's the guy v the NYPD.
Of course this has now been taken up by the civil liberites groups here, who are claiming that he was denied his constitutional rights and was unfairly treated by the actions of the officers.
Perhaps it's not that serious, but it is a disgrace that he was ejected, whatever the stadium's policy on the matter. A sad example of the silly, misplaced jingoism that counts as patriotism to some people today :mad:
The fora on this side of the pond show a range of opinion, from the "typical-NYPD-heavy-handed-reaction", to the "good work for getting that French-commie out of our game":rolleyes:
Links:
The Irish Times
CBS New York0
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Yah .. you know what .. you win .. I just cba having this argument - I think we've gone as far as we can on the subject.
Oh-kay. . .
:)pickarooney wrote: »Six posts into an After Hours thread, that's up there with '64k should be enough memory for anyone'.
Too true
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I know the nazi references are cliché but in all honestly I'm getting more and more worried.
Its a long way off yet but it really does feel like modern day America is the closest thing there is atm to 1930's Germany.
In the west anyway.
Oh yes and 'in after overheal tried to make it look like he's not annoyed by the "in before overheal" comments'
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Do you think it's okay to wipe your ass with the koran or torah?
The whole of the book or just a page? I'd rather a flag to an entire book.
Of course if we're talking symbolism, you are comparing state and religion.
I think most would be more upset if you defiled their beliefs than the symbol of their tax collectors. 0 -
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I would've posted this in baseball or politics but it's bound to cover a variety of topics
The NY Yankees have had a recent tradition whereby God Bless America is performed at home games in Yankee stadium during the seventh-inning stretch, usually live by our own Ronan Tynan. This has been going on since September 2001, and the YES network (television station that shows the home games), doesn't go to an ad break (pretty much unheard of in US television) and shows the full performance.
At last weeks game versus arch-rivals the Boston Red Sox, Queens native Brad Campeau-Laurion decided to take the opportunity to go to the gents. Upon doing so, he was accosted by a NYPD officer, who told him he had to stay in his seat for the duration of the ceremony. He told the cop that he was going to the bathroom and didn't particularly care for the song, and then two cops pinned his arms behind his back and hustled him toward the nearest exit - telling him to "get out of their country if I didn't like it":eek:
The Yankees have directed all enquiries to the NYPD, who have said that Campeau-Lampion was thrown out because he was "standing on his seat cursing, using inappropriate language and acting in a disrespectful manner while reeking of alcohol." Eyewitnesses have said that he was nothing of the sort, and that the NYPD were heavy-handed and OTT in their actions - so now it's the guy v the NYPD.
Of course this has now been taken up by the civil liberites groups here, who are claiming that he was denied his constitutional rights and was unfairly treated by the actions of the officers.
Perhaps it's not that serious, but it is a disgrace that he was ejected, whatever the stadium's policy on the matter. A sad example of the silly, misplaced jingoism that counts as patriotism to some people today :mad:
The fora on this side of the pond show a range of opinion, from the "typical-NYPD-heavy-handed-reaction", to the "good work for getting that French-commie out of our game":rolleyes:
Links:
The Irish Times
CBS New York
God the law enforcement use nearly the exact same tactics in lying as the.y do here, amazing0 -
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People in Ireland get the same abuse when they don't care to stand for the national anthem. Not from the Gardai but from other members of the public, publicans, etc. It's the same crap over here in this case.
I'd much sooner stand for Ireland's Call than our national anthem.
They're nothing more than songs, of which Ireland's Call sounds better to me.
I get plenty of dirty looks when I say it, but f*ck it, I'm not going to tow the line just because its socially acceptable.
There is one more thing that gets patriots everywhere up in arms - saying that a flag is just a piece of coloured cloth. Nothing more, nothing less.
And its something I firmly believe too.
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I'd much sooner stand for Ireland's Call than our national anthem.
They're nothing more than songs, of which Ireland's Call sounds better to me.
I get plenty of dirty looks when I say it, but f*ck it, I'm not going to tow the line just because its socially acceptable.
There is one more thing that gets patriots everywhere up in arms - saying that a flag is just a piece of coloured cloth. Nothing more, nothing less.
And its something I firmly believe too.
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