Comments on: Fan stabbed on his way in to Candlestick Park for 49ers game

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:47:24 +0000

I see Hairbaugh has brought a better atmosphere to the games in San Fran.

By: nflofficeadmin

nflofficeadmin — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:37:18 +0000

This should NEVER happen. There could be 1,000 concussions and it doesn’t come close to one person being stabbed in the chest. How about the commissioner talk a little more on fan safety instead of (disingenuously some might say) harping on player safety.

By: jm91rs

jm91rs — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:43:09 +0000

I went to a SF game a few years ago to see the Bengals play. That year SF was supposed to be awful and before the game the fans seemed very nice. Then SF crushes the Bengals and it seemed like most of them turned into serious jerks. As the game started to turn their way, they were yelling and throwing things at us. After the game they were pretty threatening. We actually made friends with a cop while we were tailgating, and after the game he arrested a guy who threw half a beer on my friend.

Scary place and I won’t be back.

In contrast, I’ve been to soldier field twice and the fans there have always been very polite to us. It must be a bay area thing.

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:38:45 +0000

How do the police know they were all 9er fans?Because we all know that a criminal would never wear a different jersey or lie or anything.

By: neilanblomi

neilanblomi — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:37:18 +0000

Not a big deal unless it happened in Philly. Then it would be major and we could here over and over how awful Philly fans are.

By: briggsisbrokeagain

briggsisbrokeagain — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:35:58 +0000

Can you enter Candlestick with knives? Just sayin’, they pat me down at Soldier Field so I’m suprised at the perp having a knife. All it takes is a few jerks to give a fan base a bad reputation and that’s too bad. I agree that it’s a societal issue and getting worse.

By: jblah

jblah — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:26:38 +0000

and they say eagles fans are bad! at least no one was stabbed or shot at an eagles game.

By: gsthebest

gsthebest — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:21:08 +0000

The sad thing about alot stadiums, is that they’re built in low income area, low property tax! The potential for this kind of act is always greater.

You wont see noooooo stadiums/arenas built in “rich: or “wealthy” areas! they dont want that headache that comes with it!

By: n0hopeleft

n0hopeleft — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:20:44 +0000

Looks like it was a pathetic day in San Fran all around.

The best part is, some 9er fans are proud of this, and it shows in their “tough” talk before each game.

You got absolutely embarrassed in your own house yesterday – and by the sound of this story, it wasn’t just on the field.

Grow the hell up.

By: thermalito

thermalito — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:05:21 +0000

Been a 49er fan for more than 30 years, but what this fanbase has become makes it hard to even be a fan of this organization anymore. It is unrecognizable from the class the 49ers embodied for years. 49er fans have become the most beligerrent jerks in all of sports.

By: juanhughjazz

juanhughjazz — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:58:39 +0000

Ironically, this has never happened at Ford Field in Detroit.

By: tomsd1

tomsd1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:09:53 +0000

One can get assaulted, robbed or even stabbed just about in any urban area in the US. It can happen in a street altercation – or even to an older woman beat up/robbed by some young “wilding” in the ground level/underground parking lot – such as at Mission Valley shopping center here in San Diego last week, a normally safe environment.

Agree with ndricky731 – that some people cannot be rehabbed. Just bad to the bone and will be violent with those around them.

And this comes from one who used to be a bouncer – years ago – at a neighborhood bar in a nice area in SF – the Marina.

By: lionsdraftguy

lionsdraftguy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:10:16 +0000

That doesnt surprise me with NINER fans. Every single Niners fan is a worthless piece of crap, just like their coach.

By: tincansailor981

tincansailor981 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:04:47 +0000

Note to self: never attend a sporting event in California.

By: larryjames836

larryjames836 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:52:12 +0000

49er’s fans is just like they team put bountys on other fans just as well as they owns. The players just as bad as they fans, they put bountys on players it just not on paper but the stats tells it all the NFL need to look at they stats. The team with the most opponents injuries.

By: deltanovembertoronto

deltanovembertoronto — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:32:22 +0000

Obviously most of the people commenting have never passed through Hunter’s Point. You should read up on areas around stadiums if you don’t go often. I travel with the boys every year to every city for a weekend of fun and football. We went to Candlestick this year for the Lions game and before going, we quickly learned…. stay as far away from Hunter’s point as possible. There is a reason why cabs, and even cops don’t drive through at night. I’m not saying these dudes deserved it but, you can’t always expect neighborhoods around football stadiums are safe for you to go off the beaten track. This will all clear up after the 9ers move to Santa Clara, which is really far from the hood.

By: goplayonthetracks

goplayonthetracks — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:33:39 +0000

Typical Raider fans…

By: billsboy88

billsboy88 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:26:18 +0000

I’m glad the attackers didn’t have guns

By: thecuckoo3

thecuckoo3 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:15:07 +0000

And quit whining all of you wussies. This is the real world. Man up

By: eastwoodchair

eastwoodchair — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:54:56 +0000

The victim’s name was Kramer.. he refused to wear a pink ribbon.

By: steeltuff

steeltuff — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:53:21 +0000

The Hunter’s Point area is a bad crime area, but it is not the reason the Niners are headed for Santa Clara. For various reasons, mainly financial, the organization has not enticed the City to finance a new stadium to replace The Stick. Santa Clara voters approved the building and partial funding of a new stadium which will open in 2014.

By: wheresmyjuice

wheresmyjuice — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:33:29 +0000

Go the Euro soccer route- Ban fans from the stadium for a game in areas with repeat offenders. Fans will patrol the fans.

By: ndrick731

ndrick731 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:28:36 +0000

Lock them up in a cage like the animals they are and throw away the key that’s the only answer. But the liberals especially out there in San Francisco would never let that happen. Because they can all be rehabilitated. As someone who worked as a correction officer for 25 years, no they can’t.

By: shadow1018

shadow1018 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:27:36 +0000

It’s the same stadiums that have the most problems and the Stick is a BIG ONE!!

By: dikhurtz

dikhurtz — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:24:18 +0000

It must be the air wafting over from Oakland that infects the 49er fans. Much like getting bit from a zombie the air turns the fans into blood thirsty animals. Stay away from the Bay area unless your packin some heat.

By: md228010

md228010 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:18:17 +0000

Tailgating is completely safe and these are random acts of violence. Maybe not so random in this particular situation. Colts fan tailgate responsibly and I would never even consider an altercation going this far. At the Packers game last week, it was just a bunch of fans drinking, grilling and playing corn hole. We cheated and ordered from Famous Daves. full racks of ribs, pulled pork, briskets, baked beans, whole chicken, sausage. Damn it was a good day. Stuck it right on the Weber portable and heated it up as we hung out.

By: bordner

bordner — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:17:23 +0000

It’s almost safer to go to a Raider game these days.

By: msclemons67

msclemons67 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:15:55 +0000

Candlestick is in a BAD part of town. The move to Santa Clara should help put a stop to this sort of thing.

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:15:19 +0000

Sad. Glad I don’t have it as good as 49er fans.

By: norcalmafia

norcalmafia — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:14:32 +0000

Umm its not the problem of the NFL..its a problem of the Bay Area..Some places have alot of gangs some dont…You dont hear about this stuff in most other cities..get over it..Part of life out here.