Sports fans behaving badly stealing, forcing their way to get souvenirs in the stands

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Sports fans have been behaving badly-again. Seems to be a rash of zealous fans stealing or forcing their way to souvenirs from the field of play/athletes that wind up in the stands.

Most recently a Philadelphia Phillies described as a Karen felt entitled to a ball that wound up in the stands.

Phillies Fan Causes Uproar After Demanding Home Run Ball from Father and Son

Then at the US Open a corporate CEO stole a hat caught by kid thrown by a player.

Polish CEO Finally Apologizes For Snatching Boy's Hat at U.S. Open

I think in both cases the player involved wound up give the kid some special souviners.

And here I thought the sports memorabilia market was dying.
 

I think the behavior of the fans in the stadiums today is truly a disgrace. Anything like fights, or that woman demanding the ball from the father in Philly, etc. should be mandated as immediate ejection from games for life.

Happily both children involved made out just fine. Especially the youngster in Philadelphia. The lad at the U.S. Open did all right as well. But the trauma of the incident when it happened will be hard for those children to forget.
 
Philadelphia sports fans have always had a bad rep. The old Veterans' Stadium 700 section was notorious for fans looking to beat up guys, who might not fight back hard. I saw them track down a guy and beat the hell out of him-just for fun. The crowds have always been unruly. The Stadium was the first to have an on site law court with a
real judge to take care of the rowdy fans.
 

I talked to my brother about what would happen if one of us caught Yankee Aaron Judge's record home run ball last year.

I told bro I just would have just given the ball back to Judge and said..."This story is about you, not me."

My brother wholeheartedly agreed and said he would have done the same. Neither me nor my bro are wealthy...just brought up to feel it would be the right thing to do.
 
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