The article goes into great depth about various severely violent incidents that have occurred at San Diego Chargers games. The incidents themselves are horrible and frightening to imagine, but what is even worst is the fact that neither the NFL nor the stadiums keep track of these incidents. There are no statistics on violence in stadiums, none whatsoever. If there are no statistics then we can never know for sure if fans are more out of control now than they ever were before. There are statistics for the number of DUI arrests, accidents and deaths caused by drunk driving, murders, and much more. Why are there records for all types of incidents that occur outside the stadium walls but not inside? The reasoning can only be that inside the stadium walls there is tolerance and acceptance of fans and their behaviors regardless of how violent or out of control they may be. The article depicts some of the most violent incidents that have ever occurred inside an NFL stadium and it is hard to swallow that the NFL and the stadiums are not compelled to keep records of these incidents to study and learn from. If there is ever going to be a change in the way fans act, then history must be tracked so that we can learn from the history of fans and make acceptable changes to keep fans safe. If the NFL feels that there is no need to monitor and record fan violence in NFL stadiums, then clearly it must not be an issue, and fans are safe and sound at every game because there are no out of control fans. I wonder if the fan in the picture being carried away after being assaulted feels the same way.
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