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Related: About this forumUnruly NFC Championship fans face ouster from game
By BETH DUFF-BROWN, Associated Press Jan 20, 6:42 pm EST
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)Dont yell obscenities, dont flip the birdand dont even think about insulting anyones mother.
The San Francisco 49ers and the NFL have adopted extraordinary security measures for Sundays NFC championship against the New York Giants after New Orleans Saints fans complained of harassment by unruly 49ers faithful last week.
Undercover police will be dressed in Giants garb and on the lookout for nasty fans. Giants ticketholders will be handed a card as they enter Candlestick Park with details on how to contact police if they feel threatened. And more security cameras and undercover police officers will be in place to identify abusive fans.
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San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said he heard first-hand how Saints fans were treated last Saturday when he gave three of them a lift from the stadium back into the city after the game. They gave him an earful about how badly theyd been belittled.
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trumad
(41,692 posts)If a fan yells to one of the undercover cops, HEY YOUR TEAM SUCKS!!!--- will they be frog marched out of the stadium?
ProfessorGAC
(64,861 posts)That would not exactly meet my standard for unruly behavior. But, throwing things at opposing fans and using racial epithets (things i heard on ESPN radio that were reported) sure would.
And, if they get too rowdy, what would happen to opposing fans if the Niners lose. They were a bit out of hand in a game they won!
GAC
But I wonder what the tolerance level is?
RagAss
(13,832 posts)Frog marched out in your Montana jersey !
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Oh yeah, they'll be REALLY tough to spot.
And I've never known Saints fans (I used to live there, you know, and obviously knew lots of them) to be whiners like this.
Oh yes, that card should tell them to dial Whine-One-One for the