Brian Stow’s family, the male who was beaten into a coma at a baseball game a short while ago, is suing the LA Dodgers. Stow, a San Francisco Giants fan, was attacked by a group of Dodgers followers while attending a game in Los Angeles and left in a comatose state. He is still in the hospital. Only a single arrest was made.
Recent arrest in connection with the Brian Stow beating case
The Los Angeles Police Department made a criminal arrest in the Brian Stow beating case recently, according to the LA Times. Brian Stow still remains in critical condition after the March 31 beating by two individuals. One of the supposed men, Giovanni Ramirez, 31, was arrested by the LAPD recently. Stow was seen being taunted by two men because he wore a Giants shirt until one took a swing at him. He fell to the ground and was kicked over and over by the men, even when he was no longer conscious. Ramirez has three prior felony convictions and is a known gang member. He is being charged, because he killed a victim to near death, with assault with a deadly weapon.
Dodgers face case
The Dodgers organization is being sued by the Stow family, states ESPN. This is being done because there was not enough security. The lawyer for the Stow family asserts that the Dodgers organization was derelict in its responsibility to ensure the safety of enthusiasts at Dodgers’ stadium. Right away after the incident, the Dodgers started hiring more security personnel, including previous LAPD officials to oversee security details. Other Dodgers enthusiasts have been drunk and unruly in the past. Some say these “problem fans” are gang members that like to watch the game. There were sketches made of the two men that beat Stow. Ramirez was identified as one of the men by his parole officer. The other man remains at large. Since then, Stow has been improving. He can open his eyes and move both his arms and legs, CNN states.
Violence at sporting events
It isn’t uncommon for a sports fan to be violent. There’s a long history of this occurring. Wikipedia reports that there was an instance in 532 A.D. when the Nika riots happened where rioting happened for a week in Constantinople over chariot racing which led to over 10,000 dying and half the city burning down before rioters were stopped by the army. For a while now, Europe has seen lots of violence with soccer. It is a common occurrence. Fox News reports that in Greece, there was a huge riot at the end of April. This was when the Greek professional soccer championship was finished. Until police came on the scene and stopped the rioting, Polish soccer supporters rioted on May 3 when the Polish Cup Final match was finally over. Players were assaulted while the stadium was set on fire.
Citations
Los Angeles Times
latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dodgers-20110523,0,2773021.story
ESPN
sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6584013&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
CNN
articles.cnn.com/2011-05-19/justice/california.fan.beaten_1_billboard-campaign-brutal-attack-parking-lot?_s=PM:CRIME
Nika Riots
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots
Fox News
foxnews.com/sports/2011/05/02/aek-fan-club-torched-2-days-cup-final-riots/
Daily Mail
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383480/Concerns-hooliganism-Poland-football-cup-final-ends-mass-riot.html
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