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Should Tony Williams be publicly shamed for his actions during Sunday's Saints-Bengals game?

  • Yes, it was an arsehole move!

    Votes: 48 98.0%
  • No, he caught it fair and square and deserves to keep his prize.

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Total voters
    49

Azryhael

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Midway through the third quarter, Cincinnati tight end Jermaine Gresham caught a 1-yard touchdown pass that put the Bengals up 19-3 when he jogged over to the end zone wall. As he approached, two female Bengals fans -- one dressed in a black A.J. Green jersey and the other in an orange Bengals T-shirt -- had just jogged down the section's steps to the edge of the wall. They were excitedly pleading for the ball when Gresham complied.

But what none of them, not Gresham nor the women asking for the ball, had expected was the male Saints fan lurking nearby in the first row.

As the ball left Gresham's hands, the Saints fan, identified by the Cincinnati Enquirer as a man named Tony Williams, leaped in front of the two women. As the one in the Green jersey -- identified by the Enquirer as Barrett -- caught the flip, Williams snatched the ball from her. In the same motion, he sat back down, putting the ball underneath his right arm.

It stayed there the rest of the game.

[...]

Williams kept [the ball].

"It's very simple," he told the Enquirer. "I caught the football.

"I didn't mean to hit that young lady. I was just reaching for the football."

http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=11887928

I posted this here because it could be considered an assault with battery, at least technically. There are no charges at this time, but it's possible that there might be in the future due to the video evidence and his admission that he hit her, however accidentally. If Ms Barrett so chooses, she could possibly also sue Williams for injuring her. If she goes to a doctor who documents even the most minor abrasions or contusions, then finds a personal injury lawyer, she might have a civil case for damages. I sincerely hope she doesn't, though, since it appears she was not significantly injured and such a lawsuit would be frivolous.

In any case, this "man" needs to be publicly shamed, in my opinion. Perhaps someone smarter than me can post the video or a screengrab from it of his ugly face, and maybe one of our super sleuths can dig up more info on him.
 
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Wow, dick move. He wasn't 'just catching' it, the ball was clearly aimed at her and he roughly bashed her aside.

At least she wasn't a kid, I guess. I can't comprehend adults acting like this. It's like these assholes in the caterpillar carnival rides who grab the free ride fuzzle.
 
Wow, dick move. He wasn't 'just catching' it, the ball was clearly aimed at her and he roughly bashed her aside.

At least she wasn't a kid, I guess. I can't comprehend adults acting like this. It's like these assholes in the caterpillar carnival rides who grab the free ride fuzzle.
Even after the other Saints fans in his seating section started chanting "Give her the ball," he wouldn't give it up and was completely unashamed, even defending his actions to reporters after the game. Why he'd want a ball that the visiting team had scored with is beyond me; I might have a bit more understanding had the Saints scored and one of their players tossed it into stands filled with rabid home-team supporters, but that's not what happened here.

Also, what's a caterpillar ride fuzzle? I'm familiar with little kiddie rides shaped like caterpillars and modelled after tiny, super-gentle rollercoasters, but I'm not aware of this "fuzzle". Must be a Dutch thing.
 
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@Azryhael

Yeah, if the ball was just randomly thrown in the stand, fair enough. Although it's still bad form to clock someone in the face.

Caterpillar rides are carts that go round on a bumpy track, and halfway through the ride a piece of cloth closes above you so you ride in the dark.
Right before that happens, they bounce a cloth fuzzle on a rope right over the heads of the people in the rides, and if you grab the fuzzle you win a free ride. It's fun because it's quite difficult to do and you often touch the fuzzle but it slips out of your hands at the last second. This ride is clearly aimed at KIDS and young teens. But there's always this tall asshole dad who grabs the fuzzle right away, ruining all the fun. You can spot them miles away, and you know right away you stand no chance as a kid. And then they look so proud too, like good job assholes, you won from a bunch of 8-year olds.
 
But there's always this tall asshole dad who grabs the fuzzle right away, ruining all the fun. You can spot them miles away, and you know right away you stand no chance as a kid. And then they look so proud too, like good job assholes, you won from a bunch of 8-year olds.

I seriously laughed so fucking hard at this
 
I bet his phone is ringing off the hook, emails galore, knocks on his door, publicly humiliated from here on out for anyone who remembers him doing this for years to come! Remember that episode on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND when Frank catches the football from the player who should have had it because it was a record win and everyone was on TV and radio hounding him because he was such an ass and wouldn't give it back to the college kid and Raymond was ashamed to admit it was his father since he is a popular sports writer??? Well can you imagine his family ducking and hiding in public places from people they know who he is and related to them! I would just go ahead and move to another state! How embarrassing for anyone who knows him! :bag: :banghead:
 
A (probably) drunken jackass acting like a drunken jackass at a football game? No, who would ever think that could happen?

He's an ass, he absolutely is but I can't say that I'm shocked that someone acted like an ass at a sporting event.
 
You can't shame some people, they just don't give a fuck, they're too self absorbed, its all about them
 
So yeah, watched this yesterday when it happened. It was a dick move and he was proud of himself. She even pleaded with him and he stared straight ahead and ignored her. Prick.
I was hoping they would score again and someone would give her the ball.
 
Would've been great if security came, took the ball and escorted him out
That would've been worth watching over and over
 
http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=11887928

I posted this here because it could be considered an assault with battery, at least technically. There are no charges at this time, but it's possible that there might be in the future due to the video evidence and his admission that he hit her, however accidentally. If Ms Barrett so chooses, she could possibly also sue Williams for injuring her. If she goes to a doctor who documents even the most minor abrasions or contusions, then finds a personal injury lawyer, she might have a civil case for damages. I sincerely hope she doesn't, though, since it appears she was not significantly injured and such a lawsuit would be frivolous.

In any case, this "man" needs to be publicly shamed, in my opinion. Perhaps someone smarter than me can post the video or a screengrab from it of his ugly face, and maybe one of our super sleuths can dig up more info on him.
ga, if she woulda been from here she woulda been over him like white on rice an all he woulda been holdin on to was what was left of his balls, the asshole
 
Someone should've kicked him in the nuts as he was jumping in front of her. That would also have been worth watching over and over. This reminds of that woman that stole a catch from that kid. She wasn't ashamed of herself either.
 
I'm a Saints fan, and really this was an asshole move. His buddies should have kicked his ass until he gave the ball to her.

And why the fuck do you want a ball from a game that your team is getting slaughtered? :bag:
 
I'm a Saints fan, and really this was an asshole move. His buddies should have kicked his ass until he gave the ball to her.

And why the fuck do you want a ball from a game that your team is getting slaughtered? :bag:
His buddies congratulated him, laughed at the lady Bengals fan with him, and (according to a commenter on the ESPN story who claims to have been there, so veracity is uncertain) flipped off several nearby fans when the seating section began chanting "Give her the ball!"

His arsehole buddies backed him up all the way. Fuckers.
 
His buddies congratulated him, laughed at the lady Bengals fan with him, and (according to a commenter on the ESPN story who claims to have been there, so veracity is uncertain) flipped off several nearby fans when the seating section began chanting "Give her the ball!"

His arsehole buddies backed him up all the way. Fuckers.
They did, they showed his buddies laughing at her while she begged him. Just as bad if u ask me.
 
What a dickweed.
Yea guy shoulda been kicked in the nuts.
Try that in Detroit buddy, see what happens to you :wtf:
 
OMG, she's glad now he got the ball!!! Apparently he's been sitting in the same section for years and never got anything. No matter, what he did was childish, rude, & unacceptable!

And after all this hoopla, she gave the signed ball away.
"Barrett said she'd "be thrilled and honored to receive the ball," though she'd prefer it go to a more charitable endeavor."

That little much I can understand. The rest is all like :wtf::confused::wacky:

http://www.wwltv.com/story/sports/n...al-for-intercepting-ball-from-woman/19145103/
 
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According to Buzzfeed, the most reputable source on the internet, Mr Williams now claims that he was only trying to get a souvenir for his grandson. He gave a really half-arsed apology for "misrepresenting Saints Nation," but still insists "I caught it fair."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lindseyadle...-woman-in-the-face-to-catch-a-footba?s=mobile
he had a grandson? i knew after reading the thread that it was probably some old fart who thinks hes entitled. Old fucker!
 
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