This can’t honestly be for real
Intrepid TTPers in NYC, what goes on here?
Fan Ejected From Yankee Stadium For Bathroom Break
Man Says Cops Kicked Him Out When He Tried To Go To Men’s Room During ‘God Bless America’
A Queens man is considering legal action against the New York Yankees after he was ejected from Tuesday night’s contest against the Boston Red Sox for trying to use the restroom during the playing of “God Bless America.”
During the patriotic 7th inning stretch at Yankee Stadium, nature called on Bradford Campeau-Laurion. When he tried to leave his seat during the traditional singing of God Bless America, however, he says he was stopped by a NYPD officer who said he’d have to wait until the song was done.
“I then said to him, ‘I don’t care about God Bless America. I just need to use the bathroom.’ As soon as I said that, he immediately pinned my arm behind my back,” Campeau-Laurion told CBS 2.
The 29-year-old says two officers pinned both of his arms behind his back and ejected him from the stadium.
“He shoved me out the front gate and told me get out of their country if I didn’t like it,” he said.
Campeau-Laurion says he didn’t know the Yankees had a rule restricting movement in the stands during the playing of God Bless America. The rule is enforced by ushers, stadium security and the NYPD. </em>
Please tell me that this “America Uber Alles” bullshit is just that, bullshit. Please tell me that the Yankees and the NYPD aren’t so blatantly stupid as to create and enforce a rule that says you have no freedom of movement or speech during the playing of a song celebrating our freedom to do just that.
