May 25, 20179 yr Braves security guard takes ball from kid and ejects fan - ESPN Video Fair ball hit towards the corner, fans scoops it up with his glove and his and it his son (I assume). Fan gets ejected and takes the ball from the 4-5 year old.
May 25, 20179 yr I can understand ejecting the guy for interfering with the play of the game but why did he have to take the ball away from the kid?! Glad to see the Braves are responding in a positive way; that wasn't the kid's fault.
May 25, 20179 yr First, you can't interfere with a live ball. The security guard was right to be there on top of things. The dad probably should have been ejected. The security guard's mistake was taking the ball from the kid. At that point, the play is over and the guilty party was sent packing. No reason to crush the little boy's hopes and dreams.
May 25, 20179 yr Author My thoughts are the same with you guys. Zero reason to take that ball from the kid. Probably got caught in the moment.
May 25, 20179 yr I agree that the ball should not have been taken from the kid. The dad probably should have been ejected or at lest moved. The other issue I have is: Why do they build new ball parks where fans can interfere with a ball that is in play? It is just gonna happen, human nature eventually gets some one.
May 25, 20179 yr After thinking about it, I think I go with giving the man a warning and playing on. I think an ejection is too stiff of a penalty and the kid did nothing wrong. Don't take his ball.
May 25, 20179 yr Well, here's the deal as I see it. It's posted at the park and I think on your ticket, not to interfere with play or you'll be ejected. The security guard probably has rules to follow, he's obviously on camera and if he doesn't follow the "rules" set forth for his job, he'll probably be let go. HOWEVER, taking the ball from the kid was not the thing to do and if that's the procedure for those occasions, Braves security may want to rethink that one for PR.
May 27, 20179 yr Braves didn't like the negative PR and responded with swag. Braves make things right after security guard takes ball from kid, ejects fan - The Washington Post
May 28, 20179 yr I've only seen this video once but before he took ball away, didn't he check with security front office via his walkie talkie or whatever and then take the dad and the ball? Maybe I'm wrong on this?
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