Cowboys, Chargers Tailgate Brawl: Two Fans Attacked With Beer Bottles [Video]


San Diego, CA — Two football fans were hit over the hit with beer bottles outside of Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday. See embed above.

The suspects in the attack were apparently Dallas Cowboys fans who got into an altercation in the Chargers parking area after the game. Inside the stadium, the Chargers defeated Dallas by a score of 30 to 21. Both teams are now 2-2 in the young NFL season.

Part of this was a dispute appears to be between Cowboys fans. A heated discussion turned into a brawl when a female wearing a Cowboys jersey slapped a male Cowboys fan in the face. Another man wearing a sleeveless white shirt enters the fray and breaks a bottle over the the first man’s head. A Chargers fan was also struck by a bottle and was treated at a local hospital for head wounds. Flying glass injured some of the bystanders.

Police subsequently arrested one man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and are actively searching for another suspect.

According to NBC San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium has a policy that “that limits beer sales during the game. There is a two-drink limit until the start of third quarter. After the third quarter begins, fans can purchase only one drink per visit to the concession stand. No alcohol is sold in the fourth quarter.” Glass bottles are (supposedly) prohibited in the parking areas.

Late last month, a Los Angeles Dodgers fan was fatally stabbed allegedly by a San Francisco Giants fan outside AT&T Park.

Fan-on-fan violence at sports venues seem to be on the rise although is still the exception rather than the rule. Going to a game in person is a lot fun and provides an entirely different experience than watching it from your couch on a flat-screen. Bantering with someone sitting or standing next to you can also be harmless fun. But beer-fueled taunting up to including violence is completely unacceptable.

Also, when you step back for a minute, a grown man or woman wearing a team jersey with a name of another grown man on the back of it is also odd. Unless you work for the team, own stock in the team, or have a close, immediate relative who plays for the team, why in the world would you buy one of these overpriced shirts in the first place, let alone wear one?

That being said, have we reached the point where stadiums should be logo-free zones?

Bottom line: If a fan refers to a professional or college sports team as “we” rather than “they,” isn’t it time to dial it back?

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