Racism at Rush game....

Rapid City Journal ^ | 7 minutes ago [2015-01-31] | Seth Tupper Journal staff

[WhiskeyX]

The investigation into Saturday night’s alleged harassment of a Native American school group at a Rapid City hockey game is focused on a man from Philip, according to a source who was near the incident when it occurred.

Meanwhile, that same person says the incident was ignited when some members of the school group reportedly did not stand for the National Anthem prior to the start of the Rapid City Rush game.

That claim, however, was flatly denied by several of the adults who were with the school group and say the children from the Pine Ridge school did stand during the anthem. A separate witness who has nothing to do with either party told the Journal earlier that the children from the school were well-behaved and polite.

[cizinec]

Throwing beer on and threatening 9-13 year olds. Classy, even for a hockey game.

[Savage Beast]

Poor Bear said some people in the suite, mostly men, “were getting drunk” and sometime around the third period began “talking crap to our kids” and “throwing down beer on some of them, including our staff and students” and “telling our students to go back to the rez.”

"the group needed to leave to protect the children’s safety."

If this account is correct, the behavior of the "people in the suite" is disgusting and inexcusable.

[Savage Beast]

Refusing to stand for the National Anthem: "That’s not an excuse to throw beer down at kids.”

He's absolutely right.

In fact--there is NO excuse.

The entire concept of a "hate crime" is stupid.

[Savage Beast]

The “people” in question—if the accounts are accurate—should have been kicked out of the game.