Fan v Fan Violence

10/15/2013
Today in Mr.Smith's small group, we finished watching the Fan v. Fan Violence video. Mr.Smith brought up the question of why fans would go out of line when it comes to "supporting" their teams. We came up with the ideas of alcohol being an influence and also having that feeling of belonging to a group. When your rooting for a certain team that has been successful and very known in the sports industry, of course you, as a fan, will take it as being the best and better then other teams. You start believing that you are part of the team and that you should defend it by any means. When someone tries to talk smack about the team your rooting for or goes for the rival team, you start to feel like you have this thing call power and can do whatever you want to someone just because they don't like the same team you like. I find this pathetic. For fans to go out of their way and fight someone else over a team they don't even play on is childish. Matter of fact, the team can careless about you and doesn't even contribute to any of your bills nor necessities so there is no reason to be fighting over the sport.



http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/10/14/49ers-candlestick-park-fans-worst-calais-campbell-cardinals/2981447/

This article show's two examples of bad fan behaviors but one of them is close to home. The San Francisco 49ers. How is that fans can applause one's injury while the players who are actually putting in work on the field are showing respect to the one who is injured. It just doesn't make sense. I feel like fans are too caught up with the idea of their team being so superior to others that they forget the real meaning of actually watching the game and what the game means for everyone! Yes one player might be on a team that you don't like but that player is still human. That player playing on the field is working to provide for their family. That player might be going through some tuff situations and the way he get's his mind off things is by playing on the field. Fans are so quick to judge one's character just because they are from another team instead of looking at the big picture. Supporting a team is one thing but fighting other's just because they don't like the team you like is just child like.