Why Attend Games

QBREES9 · 09-21-2013, 12:34 AM

If I can't be on the field photographing the game. I'll watch from home.

TheOak · 09-21-2013, 04:10 AM

I go to every single Saints game that is within 300 miles of me.

You go to support your team because if people stopped going they would be the San Antonio Saints.

mutineer10 · 09-22-2013, 05:57 AM

When I lived in Birmingham - the pre-Katrina, Aaron Brooks years - I took several weekend trips a season to see the Saints live. Now that I live near (and work in) NOLA, I've been to one lousy preseason game!

I could afford the tickets, parking, overpriced beer, etc. when we sucked ... but as we improved, demand & prices rose beyond my meager telecom-guy salary. I love the Saints & try to never miss a game on the tube, but I gotta pay my bills, man!

... and for what it's worth, I was never tazered or forcibly removed. Given how bad we were in the Aaron Brooks years, that's REALLY saying something!

MaggieMayTB · 09-22-2013, 09:07 AM

Once upon a time, before God elevated his Saints because he just got tired of hearing about St. Vince in GRB and the hole in Texas Stadium, you could easily find a ticket in NOLA.

It was good for tourism, especially for those in Wisconsin, because a Lambeau ticket is a hard nut to crack.

I have been to every Packer v. Saint game since I hooked up with my old man. It was also negotiated in wedding contract to travel to one NFL away game - EVERY year. (My goal is to visit every NFL venue.)

Hubby, he puts up with it.

I want to go to Europe some day and with the NFL playing one game there - I have a reason.

The crown jewel trip was when he sacrificed to take me to THREE games Thanksgiving week. Seattle at Saints, Saints at Dallas and forgive me, Packers at Atlanta.

I think he secretly likes it but whines about it.

ClintSaints · 09-22-2013, 09:35 AM

I love reading comments from people who assume that the police are always in the right.

The police are not all gems. There are some really really horrible people who are police officers. My friend is a cop and he has told me stories that would make your hair stand on end. My friend is a good man - it's too bad there are not more like him.

TheOak · 09-22-2013, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by ClintSaints

I love reading comments from people who assume that the police are always in the right.

The police are not all gems. There are some really really horrible people who are police officers. My friend is a cop and he has told me stories that would make your hair stand on end. My friend is a good man - it's too bad there are not more like him.

People get too caught up in "right and wrong"....
The issue is not whether the police are right or wrong.... That is what a court room is for.

Even if that cop is wrong, you will bleed before it is over. If you want to bleed and get arrested then by all means get right in his face.

I prefer to go quietly and let my lawyer handle it... The cost ends up being the same but I will not need any healing time.

Halo · 09-22-2013, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

People get too caught up in "right and wrong"....
The issue is not whether the police are right or wrong.... That is what a court room is for.

Even if that cop is wrong, you will bleed before it is over. If you want to bleed and get arrested then by all means get right in his face.

Except for when at a Mardi Grad parade last year on the Northshore in Mandeville, the Mandeville PD along with Parish PD had prisoner inmates cleaning up a highway 1/2 mile down, on an (assumed) closed highway. No signs, no nothing, you just had to guess the road was closed, the only road leaving my fathers dental practice.

I drove up to a police car with 3 guys there to ask "can we proceed down this road now?"

One plain clothes ass-hole cop walks backwards into my car, I slammed by breaks going all of 2 mph, and he yells "WHAT ARE YOU INSANE! YOU TRIED TO RUN OVER ME" when I said CALMLY "I have a car full of 6 people and you deliberately walked backward into my car. I was driving 2 miles per hour toward your car to ask a question. Can we pass here?"

When mister undercover "bad cop" decided to go ballistic, slam his hands on the hood of my car, and reached for his holster, another police office standing there who saw it all happen stopped him by putting his hand between him and my car and said "NO" and he calmly answered my question.

Luckily, that day, the entire PD had NO RESPECT for the "bad cop" detective. On any other day, I could have been thrown in jail, unjustly, by someone abusing his authority.

And there is the problem with police. It's not the good police at all.

TheOak · 09-23-2013, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by Halo

Except for when at a Mardi Grad parade last year on the Northshore in Mandeville, the Mandeville PD along with Parish PD had prisoner inmates cleaning up a highway 1/2 mile down, on an (assumed) closed highway. No signs, no nothing, you just had to guess the road was closed, the only road leaving my fathers dental practice.

I drove up to a police car with 3 guys there to ask "can we proceed down this road now?"

One plain clothes ass-hole cop walks backwards into my car, I slammed by breaks going all of 2 mph, and he yells "WHAT ARE YOU INSANE! YOU TRIED TO RUN OVER ME" when I said CALMLY "I have a car full of 6 people and you deliberately walked backward into my car. I was driving 2 miles per hour toward your car to ask a question. Can we pass here?"

When mister undercover "bad cop" decided to go ballistic, slam his hands on the hood of my car, and reached for his holster, another police office standing there who saw it all happen stopped him by putting his hand between him and my car and said "NO" and he calmly answered my question.

Luckily, that day, the entire PD had NO RESPECT for the "bad cop" detective. On any other day, I could have been thrown in jail, unjustly, by someone abusing his authority.

And there is the problem with police. It's not the good police at all.

Precisely how it should have been handled. You didn't get out of the car after being told not to or try to stay in your car when being told to get out. You didn't start yelling about your rights, calling him a pig, try to chest bump him. In so many words you told him, "I am only looking for an answer to my question, are you sure you want to do this here"? A cooler head prevailed, had you got out screaming and yelling it would have turned out differently.

ScottF · 09-22-2013, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by ClintSaints

I love reading comments from people who assume that the police are always in the right.

The police are not all gems. There are some really really horrible people who are police officers. My friend is a cop and he has told me stories that would make your hair stand on end. My friend is a good man - it's too bad there are not more like him.

I'm not sure we are assuming that... I think the point is this- if a cop tells you to do something, especially in a crowd, just do it.

On Poydras I just saw a 55 year old guy in a Saints shirt jaywalk in front of cop while the cop was holding up his hand to stop him. The guy then says 'oh, don't be an ******* about it'. Smart.
While I was crossing, (legally, I might add) that guy was emptying his pockets and looked like he might be there awhile. Moral: shut up and /or do the right thing. Or both

homerj07 · 09-22-2013, 05:43 PM

Ha Ha. Great video. Too bad common sense is amazingly lacking in so many people

09-21-2013, 12:34 AM	#1
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Re: Why Attend Games If I can't be on the field photographing the game. I'll watch from home. Halo likes this.

09-21-2013, 04:10 AM	#2
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,043	Re: Why Attend Games I go to every single Saints game that is within 300 miles of me. You go to support your team because if people stopped going they would be the San Antonio Saints. OldMaid and ClintSaints like this.

09-22-2013, 05:57 AM	#3
mutineer10 Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,739	Re: Why Attend Games When I lived in Birmingham - the pre-Katrina, Aaron Brooks years - I took several weekend trips a season to see the Saints live. Now that I live near (and work in) NOLA, I've been to one lousy preseason game! I could afford the tickets, parking, overpriced beer, etc. when we sucked ... but as we improved, demand & prices rose beyond my meager telecom-guy salary. I love the Saints & try to never miss a game on the tube, but I gotta pay my bills, man! ... and for what it's worth, I was never tazered or forcibly removed. Given how bad we were in the Aaron Brooks years, that's REALLY saying something! Halo and SloMotion like this.

09-22-2013, 09:07 AM	#4
MaggieMayTB Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin (knee deep in melted cheese sauce) Posts: 615 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Why Attend Games Once upon a time, before God elevated his Saints because he just got tired of hearing about St. Vince in GRB and the hole in Texas Stadium, you could easily find a ticket in NOLA. It was good for tourism, especially for those in Wisconsin, because a Lambeau ticket is a hard nut to crack. I have been to every Packer v. Saint game since I hooked up with my old man. It was also negotiated in wedding contract to travel to one NFL away game - EVERY year. (My goal is to visit every NFL venue.) Hubby, he puts up with it. I want to go to Europe some day and with the NFL playing one game there - I have a reason. The crown jewel trip was when he sacrificed to take me to THREE games Thanksgiving week. Seattle at Saints, Saints at Dallas and forgive me, Packers at Atlanta. I think he secretly likes it but whines about it. Halo and Crusader like this.
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09-22-2013, 09:35 AM	#5
ClintSaints 500th Post Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 603	Re: Why Attend Games I love reading comments from people who assume that the police are always in the right. The police are not all gems. There are some really really horrible people who are police officers. My friend is a cop and he has told me stories that would make your hair stand on end. My friend is a good man - it's too bad there are not more like him.

09-22-2013, 10:06 AM	#6
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,043	Re: Why Attend Games Originally Posted by ClintSaints I love reading comments from people who assume that the police are always in the right. The police are not all gems. There are some really really horrible people who are police officers. My friend is a cop and he has told me stories that would make your hair stand on end. My friend is a good man - it's too bad there are not more like him. People get too caught up in "right and wrong".... The issue is not whether the police are right or wrong.... That is what a court room is for. Even if that cop is wrong, you will bleed before it is over. If you want to bleed and get arrested then by all means get right in his face. I prefer to go quietly and let my lawyer handle it... The cost ends up being the same but I will not need any healing time. MaggieMayTB likes this.

09-22-2013, 05:01 PM	#7
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,867 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Why Attend Games Originally Posted by TheOak People get too caught up in "right and wrong".... The issue is not whether the police are right or wrong.... That is what a court room is for. Even if that cop is wrong, you will bleed before it is over. If you want to bleed and get arrested then by all means get right in his face. Except for when at a Mardi Grad parade last year on the Northshore in Mandeville, the Mandeville PD along with Parish PD had prisoner inmates cleaning up a highway 1/2 mile down, on an (assumed) closed highway. No signs, no nothing, you just had to guess the road was closed, the only road leaving my fathers dental practice. I drove up to a police car with 3 guys there to ask "can we proceed down this road now?" One plain clothes ass-hole cop walks backwards into my car, I slammed by breaks going all of 2 mph, and he yells "WHAT ARE YOU INSANE! YOU TRIED TO RUN OVER ME" when I said CALMLY "I have a car full of 6 people and you deliberately walked backward into my car. I was driving 2 miles per hour toward your car to ask a question. Can we pass here?" When mister undercover "bad cop" decided to go ballistic, slam his hands on the hood of my car, and reached for his holster, another police office standing there who saw it all happen stopped him by putting his hand between him and my car and said "NO" and he calmly answered my question. Luckily, that day, the entire PD had NO RESPECT for the "bad cop" detective. On any other day, I could have been thrown in jail, unjustly, by someone abusing his authority. And there is the problem with police. It's not the good police at all.
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09-23-2013, 06:10 AM	#8
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,043	Re: Why Attend Games Originally Posted by Halo Except for when at a Mardi Grad parade last year on the Northshore in Mandeville, the Mandeville PD along with Parish PD had prisoner inmates cleaning up a highway 1/2 mile down, on an (assumed) closed highway. No signs, no nothing, you just had to guess the road was closed, the only road leaving my fathers dental practice. I drove up to a police car with 3 guys there to ask "can we proceed down this road now?" One plain clothes ass-hole cop walks backwards into my car, I slammed by breaks going all of 2 mph, and he yells "WHAT ARE YOU INSANE! YOU TRIED TO RUN OVER ME" when I said CALMLY "I have a car full of 6 people and you deliberately walked backward into my car. I was driving 2 miles per hour toward your car to ask a question. Can we pass here?" When mister undercover "bad cop" decided to go ballistic, slam his hands on the hood of my car, and reached for his holster, another police office standing there who saw it all happen stopped him by putting his hand between him and my car and said "NO" and he calmly answered my question. Luckily, that day, the entire PD had NO RESPECT for the "bad cop" detective. On any other day, I could have been thrown in jail, unjustly, by someone abusing his authority. And there is the problem with police. It's not the good police at all. Precisely how it should have been handled. You didn't get out of the car after being told not to or try to stay in your car when being told to get out. You didn't start yelling about your rights, calling him a pig, try to chest bump him. In so many words you told him, "I am only looking for an answer to my question, are you sure you want to do this here"? A cooler head prevailed, had you got out screaming and yelling it would have turned out differently.

09-22-2013, 10:10 AM	#9
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Why Attend Games Originally Posted by ClintSaints I love reading comments from people who assume that the police are always in the right. The police are not all gems. There are some really really horrible people who are police officers. My friend is a cop and he has told me stories that would make your hair stand on end. My friend is a good man - it's too bad there are not more like him. I'm not sure we are assuming that... I think the point is this- if a cop tells you to do something, especially in a crowd, just do it. On Poydras I just saw a 55 year old guy in a Saints shirt jaywalk in front of cop while the cop was holding up his hand to stop him. The guy then says 'oh, don't be an ******* about it'. Smart. While I was crossing, (legally, I might add) that guy was emptying his pockets and looked like he might be there awhile. Moral: shut up and /or do the right thing. Or both

09-22-2013, 05:43 PM	#10
homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Re: Why Attend Games Ha Ha. Great video. Too bad common sense is amazingly lacking in so many people

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