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[Redheart]

Glendale adds laws to deal with sports fans' behavior

Carrie Watters
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 16, 2007 08:44 PM
As Glendale evolves into a professional sports city, its laws are evolving, too.
The City Council this week added two misdemeanors: charging the playing field and throwing bottles and other items.

Either can get a fan charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor, with a sentence as high as six months in jail and a $2,500 fine. http://www.azcentral.com/imgs/clear.gif
The ordinances affect venues with at least 10,000 permanent seats, effectively Jobing.com Arena, home of the Phoenix Coyotes, and University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals.

Glendale police and a team of other law-enforcement agencies handle security during events such as NFL and college bowl games and big-name concerts. In a typical Cardinals game, officers expel about 20 people for being too rowdy, most without arrest.

But several college football fans attempted to rush the field during January's Fiesta Bowl and BCS National Championship Game. Security quickly tackled the exuberant fans, who were charged under a state statute with criminal trespassing.

The new ordinances will carry the same criminal weight, but Police Chief Steve Conrad said they are more straightforward.

"This gives officers a tool to address these behaviors," Conrad said.

[Drachir]

Glendale adds laws to deal with sports fans' behavior

Carrie Watters
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 16, 2007 08:44 PM
As Glendale evolves into a professional sports city, its laws are evolving, too.
The City Council this week added two misdemeanors: charging the playing field and throwing bottles and other items.

Either can get a fan charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor, with a sentence as high as six months in jail and a $2,500 fine. http://www.azcentral.com/imgs/clear.gif
The ordinances affect venues with at least 10,000 permanent seats, effectively Jobing.com Arena, home of the Phoenix Coyotes, and University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals.

Glendale police and a team of other law-enforcement agencies handle security during events such as NFL and college bowl games and big-name concerts. In a typical Cardinals game, officers expel about 20 people for being too rowdy, most without arrest.

But several college football fans attempted to rush the field during January's Fiesta Bowl and BCS National Championship Game. Security quickly tackled the exuberant fans, who were charged under a state statute with criminal trespassing.

The new ordinances will carry the same criminal weight, but Police Chief Steve Conrad said they are more straightforward.

"This gives officers a tool to address these behaviors," Conrad said.C'mon that is crap because when the Super Bowl is here you can't rush the field after your team won or during the Fiesta Bowl, etc? Or after the Cardinals win the NFC Championship with home field advantage and any other numerous ways the Cardinals getting a victory. How in the world are they going to be able to hold back 70K+ screaming fans from rushing the field?

[Redheart]

Just like when the Wilderbeasts cross the river during the annual migration, the big croc's will be ready to take their due, but most of the herd will pass through.

Just make sure you push a band-wagon fan into the waiting jaws of the big croc so you can safely pass by to football bliss.

[finally]

I don't know why rushing the field is such a big deal. At the arena if a person can get over the glass and onto the ICE where they will fall anyway I say let them. No one watches hockey anymore anyway so who cares. As for the cards, if there is ever an event when we can rush the field it is the least the organization can do is let us. We have suffered enough.

[lacardsfan]

Just like when the Wilderbeasts cross the river during the annual migration, the big croc's will be ready to take their due, but most of the herd will pass through.

Just make sure you push a band-wagon fan into the waiting jaws of the big croc so you can safely pass by to football bliss.

I don't know why rushing the field is such a big deal. At the arena if a person can get over the glass and onto the ICE where they will fall anyway I say let them. No one watches hockey anymore anyway so who cares. As for the cards, if there is ever an event when we can rush the field it is the least the organization can do is let us. We have suffered enough.


Very well said, LOL :poke:

[HAVACARDSFAN]

Does the "organization" have this control? I thought the law was passed by the city of Glendale?

[cardinalsDO]

C'mon that is crap because when the Super Bowl is here you can't rush the field after your team won or during the Fiesta Bowl, etc? Or after the Cardinals win the NFC Championship with home field advantage and any other numerous ways the Cardinals getting a victory. How in the world are they going to be able to hold back 70K+ screaming fans from rushing the field?

Exactly, if by some miracle the Cardinals win the Superbowl next year at home, do you really think the field won't be rushed? Please!

[DesertDave]

I don't know why rushing the field is such a big deal.

Thats because it's not your *** thats going to get sued when someone inevitably gets injured - or worse - when a bunch of individuals lacking any sense of self discipline or personal responsibility refuse, yet again, to accept accountability for their actions and choices, and rush the field because they are laboring under the mistaken belief that they somehow have the right to do so, even after being told it's a violation of local laws.

[Halef]

I think this is not (primarily) meant for fans being let on the field after a great victory, but for people (we call them "Flitzer" in Germany) who run on the field (most of the time naked) during the game to get some tv attention or whatever and "stop" the game by doing that and causing trouble to security.

The law against throwing bottles etc. is just common sense I guess, everyone should know that others can get injured by that so of course it is forbidden.

Do correct me if I'm wrong though.

[crisper57]

****, you break one bottle over a Cowgirls fan's head and they make a new law...

[dillon1]

****, you break one bottle over a Cowgirls fan's head and they make a new law...

That because you wasted a perfectly good bottle on the Cowgirls head.:Cards logo:

[az602]

How on Earth will we re-enact the tearing down of the goalposts and carrying them through the streets like the last time we made the playoffs??? This is football BLASPHEMY!!!

[SULLY]

im over the fence i dont care arrest me if the cards make the playoffs im on the freaking field. it will be worth the "jail time"

[Joe84]

People were tackled for running on the field after their team won? What bunch of **** ********.

Go ahead and try to tackle all of us after the Cards clinch the playoffs like that Chargers game in 1998.

******.

[Hollywood]

You mean I could have gone onto the field last year and not gone to jail??? :oops:

[LarryCenters_rules]

People were tackled for running on the field after their team won? What bunch of **** ********.

Go ahead and try to tackle all of us after the Cards clinch the playoffs like that Chargers game in 1998.

******.

Check out this picture i found of the '98 Charger game. WOW, What a great moment in Cardinals History!!:Cards logo:

[wegoingtothesuperbowl]

Once we make the playoffs again you know everyone is going to the field again. Have fun trying to arrest everyone!

[kjbad]

Once we make the playoffs again you know everyone is going to the field again. Have fun trying to arrest everyone!

Apparently you underestimate law enforcement's ability to turn a stadium into a giant holding cell...but I can't give away the script for my blockbuster movie starring Wesley Snipes and Jamie Foxx just yet. :)

[Hollywood]

Apparently you underestimate law enforcement's ability to turn a stadium into a giant holding cell...but I can't give away the script for my blockbuster movie starring Wesley Snipes and Jamie Foxx just yet. :)

Wasn't this already a "blockbuster" with nicholas cage and Lt. Dan from forrest gump?

[ARZCardinals]

Check out this picture i found of the '98 Charger game. WOW, What a great moment in Cardinals History!!:Cards logo:

Great Great photo. I pulled it up just to take a look.....3 minutes into it realized I was daydreaming. What a great moment!!!

[DesertDave]

That because you wasted a perfectly good bottle on the Cowgirls head.:Cards logo:

:bowdown: :bowdown: :yourock: :lollollol:

[AZFAN777]

How on Earth will we re-enact the tearing down of the goalposts and carrying them through the streets like the last time we made the playoffs??? This is football BLASPHEMY!!!

Unless you weren't there you must remember that they had just put the new Goal Posts in Sun Devil Stadium and, try as we did, we were unable to tear them down. We bent the hell out of them though, and we got the net!!!

[kjbad]

Wasn't this already a "blockbuster" with nicholas cage and Lt. Dan from forrest gump?

Maybe I have that confused with the "blockbuster" starring Damon Wayans and Bruce Willis and Halle Berry... :)

[finally]

Thats because it's not your *** thats going to get sued when someone inevitably gets injured - or worse - when a bunch of individuals lacking any sense of self discipline or personal responsibility refuse, yet again, to accept accountability for their actions and choices, and rush the field because they are laboring under the mistaken belief that they somehow have the right to do so, even after being told it's a violation of local laws.

Who is getting sued? The state of AZ? Maricopa county? Glendale? How do you think they are gonna pay for it? Taxes which I believe I pay so calm down ya buckin bronco.

And think of the law suit. As I was tresspassing I got hurt. Yeah that will stand up

[TravisF]

Unless you weren't there you must remember that they had just put the new Goal Posts in Sun Devil Stadium and, try as we did, we were unable to tear them down. We bent the hell out of them though, and we got the net!!!

Oh we got them down and we marched them through Tempe to the dry river bed

[BriGuy]

Glendale adds laws to deal with sports fans' behavior

Carrie Watters
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 16, 2007 08:44 PM
As Glendale evolves into a professional sports city, its laws are evolving, too.
The City Council this week added two misdemeanors: charging the playing field and throwing bottles and other items. The Cardinals now have a great trump card in trying to get fans to behave: The very real threat of yanking your season tickets. I've seen it happen all across the NFL, from New England to Cincy to Seattle... A team has a crappy stadium and never sells out leads to rowdy fans - the fans know tickets are plentiful. Then things improve and all of a sudden, season tickets are more at a premium. Suddenly, the fear of losing tickets is a great motivator in keeping people well behaved.

[wa52lz]

Oh we got them down and we marched them through Tempe to the dry river bed
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You must not have been there either or you're confusing this for '97 when we beat the Cowboys in OT, thats when the goal posts went to the river bed.

[Hollywood]

I was there for both games. I was in the upper deck for the cowgirls game and didn't make it onto the field but I did after, I think it was the charger that we beat to get into the playoffs. I was 3 rows back in the lower section for that one. I not only got on the field but on the goal post.

Ah the memories. :toot:

[azbmxican]

I am running on the field regardless!!! I missed out last time and I sure as heck ain't missing out this time!!!:Cards logo: :Cards logo: :Cards logo:

[SLOBGOBLIN]

C'mon that is crap because when the Super Bowl is here you can't rush the field after your team won or during the Fiesta Bowl, etc? Or after the Cardinals win the NFC Championship with home field advantage and any other numerous ways the Cardinals getting a victory. How in the world are they going to be able to hold back 70K+ screaming fans from rushing the field?

Good Piont!I agree,even the entire police force of Metro area of Pheonix would not be able to hold back the FESTIVE FLOCK of REDBIRD FANATICS should they goto the Super Bowl in thare own staduim!That would be sweet and i think they would make a exception to the rule for that IMHO.:hurray: