Big Blue Huddle

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on May 06, 2025, 08:28:04 PMIf the fact that a 20 year old may have had two beers a handful of months before he was technically of legal age is the bigger story then the precise nature of his condition and chances of survival and recovery, then people are pretty warped.

Jeff,

All appearances this underage young man consumed so much alcohol at a public sporting event that it clouded his judgment to the point that he thought it would be a good idea to try and stand on a railing, risking a fall of over 20 feet.   As a result, he suffered grievous injury.

I tend to think the focus is more on who allowed/supplied him with alcohol and why they allowed him to consume too much.

Frankly, and maybe this is just the grumpy old man in me, I have no use for people who go to sporting events to get drunk.  You want to get drunk?  Go to a bar, or better yet, stay home.  I don't enjoy drunks spilling beer on me at games, I don't enjoy drunken fights, and I certainly don't enjoy these other drunken issues like the topic of this thread.

Quote from: MightyGiants on May 07, 2025, 08:23:46 AMJeff,

All appearances this underage young man consumed so much alcohol at a public sporting event that it clouded his judgment to the point that he thought it would be a good idea to try and stand on a railing, risking a fall of over 20 feet.   As a result, he suffered grievous injury.

I tend to think the focus is more on who allowed/supplied him with alcohol and why they allowed him to consume too much.

Frankly, and maybe this is just the grumpy old man in me, I have no use for people who go to sporting events to get drunk.  You want to get drunk?  Go to a bar, or better yet, stay home.  I don't enjoy drunks spilling beer on me at games, I don't enjoy drunken fights, and I certainly don't enjoy these other drunken issues like the topic of this thread.

Rich,

Fair enough.

If it is determined that he was severely intoxicated, then I think that warrants some investigation, though I would still say that if it were several months from now and he happened to have had his 21st birthday already. While I don't care if he was 20 or 21, I agree that for anyone to be completely hammered at a baseball game or any sporting event is not appropriate given these venues are intended to be family environments.