Letter: Unacceptable conduct at football game!

Letter posted by Michael Sherman on Jun 14, 2008 at 11:58 am in  Police & Fire   Schools
2 comments • Click to email this story

I am visiting a relative here and read the article about bad behavior at a football game. How can adult citizens of Half Moon Bay allow naked people and egg & rock throwers etc to exhibit unacceptable behavior at a football game?

Has the excessively ostentatious ball fields gone to the communities head? Are your sports youths overindulged?

Where is the communities conscience? No public outcry and no suspension of ball games for a season after such behavior!

And, how can grown adults cheer when naked children run around the field? Shame on you!

I can only hope the grand jury’s investigation and hopeful indictments will teach what parents haven’t.

I remain,

Michael Sherman
West Palm Beach, Florida

Comments

Comment 1 by Aime Hurley  on  Jun 16  at  9:05am  •  All my comments • 

Excuse me!

You read one article and judge an entire community. It’s like watching Entertainment Tonight and the behaviour of someone like Paris Hilton and believing that all Americans act like her.

There was no nudity (streaking) at the football game where the egg throwing occured. There wasn’t a large amount of eggs thrown so that the administration could stop it or be aware of it.

Other than one article, where else have you gotton your information from?

While I was not at the homecoming game, my son was, and so where all of his friends. I believe talking to eyewitnesses is far better than believing some blurp.

Have you ever heard of sensationalist journalism?

Comment 2 by Barry Parr  on  Jun 16  at  9:39am  •  All my comments • 

My concern has always been that whenever this topic comes up, it unleashes a tide of defensive justification. I don’t get the sense that the community is condemning this behavior, which I find troubling.

Take a look at this thread that arose when Michael posted this letter on the Review’s site:

http://talkabout.hmbreview.com/topic.php?t=2271&c=9&d;=


Add your own comment

Please Register and Log in to post a comment.

 

Get your story or comment on Coastsider. If you're a member, log in to submit a story. Not a member? Please register to submit a story.
Search Coastside and San Mateo County media.