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Spectator violence in sports is everywhere, and it is on the rise. Just a few weeks ago a San Francisco Giants baseball fan was fatally stabbed and his friend beaten unconscious by three men following the game Barry
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Aaron Gerhardstein Professor Dyer Rhetoric and Composition 131-04 25 October 2004 Spectator Violence All Too Familiar Spectator violence in sports is everywhere, and it is on the rise. Just a few weeks ago a San Francisco Giants baseball fan was fatally stabbed and his friend beaten unconscious by three men following the game Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run against the San Diego Padres. The Washington Redskins-Philadelphia Eagles game on September 20th was delayed when the Eagles had to leave their bench when a cloud of pepper spray drifted on the field as a result of the police using it to stop fights between fans. Spectator violence isn't a new thing; it dates all the way back to the chariot races in the Coliseum, where fights between the fans broke out frequently, and riots were not uncommon. Violence today hasn't reached what it was in Rome, but it is reaching new heights in today's...
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