Fan brawls at the Carolina Panthers vs Dallas Cowboys game (Video)
By Josh Wilson
A Carolina Panthers fan was caught in some deep trouble when he went into Dallas Cowboys’ territory and boasted an 11-0 poster after their Thanksgiving day win.
If you didn’t know already, let this one fans’ nightmare be a lesson to you: Don’t go into someone else’s house and be a nuisance. You will likely get beat up. This holds true in life, and in football.
John Small, Carolina Panthers fan, went to the Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys in hopes of seeing his undefeated team continue their streak and take down the Cowboys on their own turf. Apparently, an 11-0 sign that Small held up was reported as him being disruptive, and security came and told him he would have to leave. Small, according to Complex and his Facebook page, had trouble politely talking with security.
"They would not tell me anything specific and said they would not ask me to leave again. I politely stood up for myself and before I knew it they were nudging Mom out of the way to get to me and at that point, I walked into the aisle and was immediately put into a chokehold."
The video below shows the incident, and does seem to show Small trying to leave on his own power, or at least head to the aisle to talk with the guards. Quickly, though, he is put in a chokehold (The video has some language that is NSFW).
Smart, at one point, is on his knees in the aisle, clearly gasping for air.
I see both sides of the story. On one side, it seems like Small wasn’t actually being disruptive, but on the other side, I know that visiting fans truly can be the most annoying thing in the world at times.
Either way, I’m sure Small will be seeking legal ramification for the actions taken against him on Thursday. Luckily for him there’s lots of video of the incident out there for him to take advantage of.