Posted on 09/14/2009 1:41:58 PM PDT by JoeProBono
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Three teenagers who say they were tossed from a New Jersey ballpark for sitting through the song "God Bless America" are suing the minor league Newark Bears.
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Did they toss out the people in wheelchairs?
Something fishy about this story
Bryce Gadye (gah-DEE’) and Nilkumar (NIHL-koo-mahr) Patel, both 17, and junior Shaan (shahn) Mohammad Khan.
sigh....
It’s all about irritating other people; that’s all that some people live for.
I hope the team countersues the hell out of these losers. There is no free speech in private settings.
Who woulda ever guessed?
as silly as this is, it wasn’t the national anthem. but it’s a private business and they have the right to remove anyone who doesn’t act a certain way.
This sounds like a made up piece of crap story. Oh come on!! I have been to that stadium and they say “no cursing, booing, etc” but people do it all the time and are not ejected. This story smells!!!
1. “God Bless America” ain’t the national anthem
2. these clowns were looking for a fight or some notoriety. 3. They harmed nobody
4. I wouldn’t cross the street to pee on ‘em if they were on fire, but jeez...
Colonel, USAFR
Need a “Muslims hating America” alert.
If this is true, which I doubt, I will buy season tickets. however, I think it’s just some scum tryingto get some money!
Uhhh... “God Bless America” is not the National Anthem... WTF?
I hate sports, this is one of my ‘Dexter’ moments. I simply have no interest at all in sports. I could not possibly care less about who plays, who wins and who dies on the field. I am more concerned about the welfare of the squirrel in my neighbor's tree than I am about any sports team in the world.
Yet, Uncle Sam puts a gun to my head and takes my money to fund an arena that I will never use, to host a game owned by Billionaires, that generates Billions every year, and I see nothing in return.
How about the teams fund their own darn arena? There would still be an arena; after all Capitalism works. Play any game you want, I don't care.
As long as you put a gun to my head, and every other taxpayer in the state to pay for that arena - you cannot force everyone in that arena to abide by your religion, faith or beliefs. No Hanukkah, Christmas, Ramadan, Thanksgiving, Lent or other religious celebrations.
The purchase of a ticket is a contract to let them view the game. They should have told them they have to stand for the song.
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