Mayor Nutter: Fans Should Feel Safe At Phillies Games
Mayor Nutter today said the city "reaffirmed its commitment" to providing an orderly environment at the team's professional sports venues after one man was beaten to death Saturday in a parking lot outside of a Philadelphia Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park.
Mayor Nutter: Fans Should Feel Safe At Phillies Games
Chris Brennan
Mayor Nutter today said the city "reaffirmed its commitment" to providing an orderly environment at the team's professional sports venues after one man was beaten to death Saturday evening in a parking lot outside of a Philadelphia Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park. Two men have been charged in the death of a 22-year-old fan after a brawl spilled outside a stadium bar into the parking lot.
"This is, as far as I’m concerned, crazy, stupid, ignorant behavior that is in no way shape or form representative of Philadelphians or the people of the region," Nutter said. "It’s not a reflection on the Philadelphia Phillies. And unfortunately it’s almost impossible to account for every stupid, ignorant or asinine thing that somebody might do."
Still, Nutter said, fans should "feel more than comfortable and excited" that they can enjoy baseball, football, hockey or basketball games here without a fear of violence. "You put 45,000-plus people in one place and unfortunately one or two can make it very bad for everyone else," Nutter added.
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and they were from a chartered bus from a Fishtown bar, how surprising— peteike
Open your eyes Peacemaker... the world extends beyond the Delaware Valley.— gho_matt- Of course innocent until proven guilty, but looking at the ages of the men that the police disclosed today, you wonder what do they stand to gain from beating a young person of 22? Grown men should be a voice of reason in these situations.— MMillercold421
- These suburban punks better know who they're messin wit before they go runnin they mouths. Has anyone seen what the parking lots look like on a game day? Punks won't even move so you can park— frankdatank
- The Phillies and the city need to crack down on the tailgating lot. Its a disgrace and out of control. Too much boozing and nonsense leads to too many drunks coming into the game and getting more drunk. Also, why do Phillies gate attendants allow entrance to fans who are noticeably intoxicated?— lonestar2000
- Two fans have been killed in CA within the past 5 years, due to incidents inside the stadium. So Philly is hardly alone in this problem.— steakhead
- It's still not clear where the altercation started. One story said in the stadium - if that's true, why weren't the police called then? And then in the bar, why not call the police to make sure the guys leave and go their separate ways? And besides that, it seems that there are always police officers outside the stadiums walking around... where were they that night? I agree with Lonestar too- if they are chartering a bus from a Fishtown bar, it's pretty obvious they intentionally got too drunk to drive. Apparently too drunk to think. And GROWN MEN! beating up on young guys. How macho.— chemlady
- ah yes, the 4 o'clock weekend game - nothing like all day in tailgating, knockin back a half a case before cheering on the home team and kickin someone to death - these guys must be very proud. 10 to 20 sounds about right. Probably coincidence that their sentence will equal the number of beers they had.— gtb513
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- I enjoy having a few beers at the game. I think the concession people need to adhere to not serving intoxicated people. I was at a game Friday July 10 with my son (9 yrs. old), it was near the end of the game and a guy came stumbling from the scoreboard porch section carrying two draft beers and proceeded to puke on the stairs leading to the concourse level. My kid thought there was something wrong with him. (there was, he was drunk I explained) Maybe they need to station cops at the beverage stations to deter intoxicated people from getting more. My 9 year old could tell this guy didn't need any more beer.— Jaybird59
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- I enjoy having a few beers at the game. I think the concession people need to adhere to not serving intoxicated people. I was at a game Friday July 10 with my son (9 yrs. old), it was near the end of the game and a guy came stumbling from the scoreboard porch section carrying two draft beers and proceeded to puke on the stairs leading to the concourse level. My kid thought there was something wrong with him. (there was, he was drunk I explained) Maybe they need to station cops at the beverage stations to deter intoxicated people from getting more. My 9 year old could tell this guy didn't need any more beer.— Jaybird59
- maybe, if the cops aren't just sitting in their cars eating doughnuts or hanging around talking about how they set-up a couple of perps the other night, they could provide some security.— give me liberty or death
- well nutty, truth be told people dont feel safe at the games or in philly period. so do something about it. @ steakhead... the past 5 years is uncomparable to philly where it's an EVERYDAY thing.— a1waysbh1sj0y
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans. E-mail tips to ransomj@phillynews.com
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Sean Collins Walsh is from Bucks County and went to Northwestern University. He joined the Daily News copy desk in 2012 and now covers the Nutter administration. Before that, he interned at papers including The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News and The Seattle Times. E-mail tips to walshSE@phillynews.com
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