PHILADELPHIA – Latest news reports have featured a Phillies fan getting tased by stadium security and another getting subdued after they both ran on the field during a baseball game.
Critics across the states have been harsh on the violence executed by the police department by the tasing, deeming it unnecessary because the fan wasn’t armed. The police chief hasn’t let up on his stance though, saying the officer did everything withing the rule book and didn’t violate any code nor cross the line by tasing the fan. Infact, he has even boasted that they’ve stepped up efforts lately with their security at the stadium, calling them a ‘top of the line’ staff.
He then played some radio chatter for us that was intercepted before last nights game. It was a cell phone call between another kid and his dad asking him if it was OK for him to run across the field. “Our agents identified the kid before the game started and detained him immediately.” The security has clearly taken a no nonsense approach to protecting the players from the fans. There are snipers perched across the top of the stadium now and they will be there each game for the remainder of the season. Their contracts though only lasts until August, which we found kind of odd, as if the Phillies don’t plan to have any games during the post season.
