Philly Police Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan spoke with David Henry of 6 ABC in an effort to remind fans that unruly behavior will not be tolerated tomorrow night. One of the key takeaways is that undercover police officers will be wearing Saints gear and arresting, well, assholes:
The police have a lot of eyes and ears in the stadium and some will be in disguise.
They’ll be wearing New Orleans Saints jerseys and hats. So, be careful who you pick on.
“I would be very hesitant about that. There were many Eagles attendees that left early during the Chicago game for that very same reason,” Sullivan said.
It seems pretty obvious that police are doing their best to be proactive about this and prevent any serious issues. This is less of a news report and more of a warning.
But I don’t think it’s anything new. After the Bears game, I got an email from reader Ashley alledging the same tactic:
Did you know that security at the Linc is now dressing in opposing teams’ jerseys and when an Eagles fan “taunts” or “makes fun” of them, they get kicked out, have to pay a $75 fine, and take a 4-hour class before they are ever allowed back into the Linc again?
I can put you in touch with the person I know that this happened to.
[I responded but never heard back.]
It’s hard to define “taunts” or “makes fun of” in Ashley’s email, but I’d imagine that with the prime time Saturday night start, it being the playoffs, and the potential for snowballs, police will have a short fuse and there will be a very lower barrier to entry for those phrases.
Stuff like this happens everywhere, though. In Dallas last week, security personnel handed out cards to Eagles fans:
Delco fan at AT&T Stadium was just handed this by an usher for cheering for the @Eagles. @CrossingBroad pic.twitter.com/lxAMtJdcKh
— Delco Pride (@Delco_Pride) December 30, 2013
Wonder if they have a card explaining what to do in case your quarterback is Kyle Orton.
Video after the jump.
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isn’t that entrapment?
First link I think I’ve ever seen approved in the comments section. Ever.
I will camel clutch every saints fan I see. I will show them the old country way. I will make them humble, bubba. These cops are not in sheik class they suck dead dog dick.
It’s not entrapment. Entrapment is getting someone to do something they wouldn’t have done already.
So if these fake saints fans taunted first, then entrapment could be argued. But if a fan just starts taunting a “fake” saints fan, that’s not entrapment.
Anyway, the cops should just show a more uniformed presence instead of dressing up.
Injured in an accident? Call me. The Philly Lawyer.
I’ll fight them all.
Lurie loves his wine & cheese crowd
I don’t care if dey cops. If you got a saints jersey in MY HOUSE you will get SOCKED!! I’ll take my chances defending MY HOUSE.
And of any of dem PUSSIES step up, I’ll FUCK them up so bad. Cop or not. I hit a cop before, paid my fine. But I BEAT HIS ASS!!!
Dan Hanratty better watch out
Can see that animal Marcus Vick playing the knockout game with one of these undercover cops after tailgating with purple drank
Dan Hanratty is a classic. Love these posts.
The fake Hanratty sucks
Ummm they’ve been doing this for a few years now. Why is it suddenly news? Friend of mine was arrested at the Dallas game last year. Cop had a Romo jersey on.
typical bitch move by police. engage in friendly banter between fans and you get thrown out of a game you paid for with your hard earned money. all while the cop is living off your money and the stadium is paid through your money.
Yes, it’s really not news or anything news. Cops have always dressed up as opposing fans to arrest any overly rowdy fans.
It seems now they are escorting out anyone who curses or taunts the opposing fans. I witnessed this early on in the season.
Lurie does love his wine and cheese crowd.
This is easy. Just look for a saints fan with his family. Cops don’t have kids with them. Plus, you can beat the family also
First let me say this is Bogus and Entrapment. They are basically creating the problem to kick people out?
They have been doing this for years, a few years back at a Texans/Eagles Thursday night game I was kicked out for doing the asshole chant at a texans fan that was over 20 feet away from myself. The league is so soft anymore I cant take it.
All it takes is a simple “Fuck the Giants” in passing and you get the full treatment. Saw it happen first hand. Kind of overboard.
It’s complete BS that they do this. You can’t even do the patented “asshole” chant anymore. 3 of my friends got tossed at the Bears game last year and they provoke you. You can’t even be a fan at the Eagles game anymore. You have to come dressed in a suite and tie and have your testicles removed before entering the stadium. Football games aren’t even fun to go to anymore, so I just stopped going and started enjoying it with REAL fans at home.
I got that conduct card at Game 3 of the ’09 Series.
Was wasted on Captain Morgan and about a million beers.