I located this story off of yahoo and yahoo sports.com It brings up the issue of the first amendment and how far one should go with his or her right. Please read the story and watch the news excerpt before reading what I have to say.
On Sunday September 11, 2011 the Dallas Cowboys were playing the New York jets at New York. However what happened in the stand had nothing to do with football. Due to a religious difference between a fan and the rest of the fans problems occurred. A male who is a Jehovah's witness from Texas got into a brawl with other fans where he then pulled a stun gun out and started to use it. The male did not stand up during the national anthem as his religion states,but then proceed to not be quite during a moment of silent as a memorial for those injured or killed in 9/11. The video said that he then got in an altercation with a Marine who was close by.
I believe in the first amendment as much as any other American, but there is a point that I believe you need to bite your lip and keep quite. In the news article it stated that the males religion would not allow him to stand for the national anthem. I understand that as it is part of the Freedom of Religion and it is not really showing disrespect to anyone or showing his feeling (if hate was included) in an obvious way. However his son did not say that the religion prohibited him from remaining silent on a memorial type moment of silence. Not only his he being disrespectful to those around him, but he is being disrespectful to those who have passed away during 9/11 and as a result of it. On top of it all he did this while in NEW YORK! I would just think that someone would be a little more respectful of something like that. As a result of all these things combined to then get into an altercation with one of the men and or women serving our country, that just pushes things a little bit to far.
As always this blog is my personal opinion and is created for my English Course.
NO OFFENSE IS MEANT!http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201109/nfl-fan-uses-religious-self-defense-stun-gun-use
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