Posted On: July 13, 2009, 9:45 am CDT

Posted By: Wow

After reading everyone's comments I am perplexed. We all agree that in this country we have the freedom to express our beliefs. We have had people die to defend this country and our rights. Whatever your beliefs are about religion or respecting a song played at a baseball game seems irrelevant. If what this person said happened did indeed happen then the cops were wrong. If during the song you needed to go to the bathroom that should not be a cause to be thrown out of the game. The police said he was drunk. Of course the police never lie to cover themselves once they find out there is a lawsuit right? Yes, I show respect for my country and yes I would honor the song but if I had to go I would go. If I were thrown out of the game for that you can bet I would be upset and you can bet I would feel my rights were stepped on. Getting thrown out for being drunk, fighting, etc. are all valid but it this story is accurate and this guy is being truthful then his rights were violated. I don't know that I would have gone so far as to sue but you can bet I would have complained. No one will ever know if he was drunk or not but do you really think it was right to throw someone out for needing to use the bathroom? Maybe he had bowel issues or a medical condition. Maybe he drank a ton of water before the game and it just hit him. There are too many lawsuits but there are also too many people who do stupid stuff like throwing a person out of game because they did not conform to what they think someone should do.