‘Rider Fans, Police Scuffle Caught On YouTube
19/10/2008 02:02
There are no plans
to beef up security for Saturday's Calgary
Stampeders game despite an online video that
shows a rough altercation between a police
officer and rowdy football fans.
The video, posted to YouTube on Wednesday, apparently shows a Calgary officer trying to remove a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan from the crowded stands during Monday's game at McMahon Stadium.
Another fan appears to lunge at the officer while his back is turned.
The officer then turns with his arms swinging to grab the fan, which causes both of them to fall into the seats in front of them.
The video shows what kind of dangerous situations officers are sometimes faced with at Canadian Football League games, said Calgary police Supt. Trevor Daroux.
"This is a 38-second snapshot of really what was happening here. This happened [with] about five minutes left in the game," he said on Friday.
"At same time, there were a number of similar incidents occurring and in many of those our officers were being swarmed and outnumbered by the crowd."
At the same game, Daroux said one fan was treated for serious head injuries after a fight with another fan, and an officer was approached by a man wearing brass knuckles.
More from CBC Sports.
To view the incident, click here.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Even though this incident occurred in Calgary, this sort of repeated behavior is precisely the problem I have with Saskatchewan Roughrider fans.
The video, posted to YouTube on Wednesday, apparently shows a Calgary officer trying to remove a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan from the crowded stands during Monday's game at McMahon Stadium.
Another fan appears to lunge at the officer while his back is turned.
The officer then turns with his arms swinging to grab the fan, which causes both of them to fall into the seats in front of them.
The video shows what kind of dangerous situations officers are sometimes faced with at Canadian Football League games, said Calgary police Supt. Trevor Daroux.
"This is a 38-second snapshot of really what was happening here. This happened [with] about five minutes left in the game," he said on Friday.
"At same time, there were a number of similar incidents occurring and in many of those our officers were being swarmed and outnumbered by the crowd."
At the same game, Daroux said one fan was treated for serious head injuries after a fight with another fan, and an officer was approached by a man wearing brass knuckles.
More from CBC Sports.
To view the incident, click here.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Even though this incident occurred in Calgary, this sort of repeated behavior is precisely the problem I have with Saskatchewan Roughrider fans.