Sad follow-up story of Giants fan beaten at Dodgers Stadium
 

Depressing and achingly sad but story from USA Today..

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...s-fan/2458329/

Two years after San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten into a coma outside Dodger Stadium, the world has largely moved on -- but for Stow and his family, the story will never end

I saw this piece this morning Steve, just makes you feel terrible. A person shouldn't have to be in fear of being a fan and representing by wearing your gear, of being subjected to a barbaric act of violence! :mad:I wish him all the best, but it's a very sad story.

so sad. and no one should have to be afraid to wear a freaking hat or t-shirt. it amazes me, my husband and i go out. people make comments about a hat, or a shirt. wtf do people care what t-shirt you're wearing?
is it the twitterization (is that a word?) of society, everyone thinks they can comment on everything?

but i digress. altho it is true that they have to prove that the dodgers organization was negligent (no security head, no lighting-yeah...that's negligent) i hate to think that this guy has to be be dependent on a suit. he had insurance, they just stop paying?! how is that allowed? i thought lifetime maximum was for the patients protection- i didn't realize insurance companies could deny more pay. that's insane. my gosh, if not for his parents, where would he be?

Nothing insurance companies do willingly is ever for the benefit of the patient, unless it is also for the benefit of the insurance company.

From what I read in the article, I think the insurance company decided that since he didn't "need" round-the-clock nursing care anymore, they didn't want to pay for the in-patient facility. My dad just got sent home from the hospital unable to eat- while he was there, the hospital changed the discharge requirements from "can eat solid food" to "can tolerate solid food." Well, sure he could tolerate it; he likes the idea of food as much as the next person. He just couldn't eat it! But insurance companies only make money if they don't have to pay out for care.

Re: being dependent on a lawsuit- I highly, highly recommend the documentary Hot Coffee, which is about people who file lawsuits for medical costs. Informative and also really entertaining.

Initially I thought, "no way a jury would find against the stadium owners, but reading the details- no security chief, no lights, previous assault in the parking lot, assailants had already been causing problems that night" it sure sounds like they were being negligent to save a buck or two, even though they knew there was a history of trouble.

similar story happened a few weeks ago in baltimore, Inside the stadium.
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/0...ame-speak-out/

To me, there is always more to these stories then we hear. Its pretty simple if you ask me, if you go to an opposing teams' stadium, for any sport, you can wear your teams' gear, but just tone it down.

I've worn Bears stuff at a home Packers game, and got a TON of ****, including from what GBBob and I estimate to be a 12 year old kid, I wasn't rebutting or acting a fool, I took it and will always unless it gets to be a little nuts.

The only time I was really afraid was when I was at Candlestick to see a Bears game. Some of the mexican gangsters had too much to drink and by the 4th quarter things were getting a little nuts. I was with my two real big friends that are dangerous lookin and this skinny mouthy kid. We started getting shoved around and we knew better and just walked away.

People now days just take too things far IMO, and you know what, if it gets to be real ridiculous, there are plenty of local fans that would stick up for non threatening out of town people. We were in Cincy to see a Cubs / Reds game and some jerkoff threw a beer at my friends girlfriend, the ushers came right to us and said we were gone, yet upwards of 10 Cincy fans pointed out it wasn't us and pointed towards the jerkoffs.

a few years ago, Alabama played at UK. we sat with my cousin in the UK season ticket holders section. as Bama goes up by 3 score at the end of the first qtr, a drunk 2 rows behind me actually grabbed from behind. other season ticket holders stepped in and called security. he was removed I was questioned but the people around us came to my defense.

I met a guy at a local sports bar a few years ago here in the Philly area, who was wearing his Baltimore Ravens jersey and was from out of town. He said he was going down to the game the next day that the Eagles were playing against the Ravens, and planned to wear the jersey there, even though he was going with his buddy who was local and had season tickets.

I was emphatic with him that this would be a very bad idea, and how Philadelphia was the first in the nation to have a fully operational courtroom and sitting judge on site at the stadium - what we call "Eagles' Court" here.

I sure hope he took my advice.