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Bad Kitty! Cincinnati Bearcat Mascot Detained in Snowball Incident
- Posted on December 4, 2010 at 3:54pm by
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati’s Bearcat mascot was cited for disorderly conduct after a snowball-throwing incident in the stands during a game against Pittsburgh.
Heavy snow covered the field and stands for the Big East game on Saturday afternoon. When Pitt’s Dion Lewis scored the second of his three touchdowns in the half, students pelted him with snowballs and were told to stop.
A school spokesman says the mascot also was told to stop throwing snowballs in the stands and pushed a security guard, knocking both of them to the ground. The mascot was detained and cited. He was not identified.
A backup mascot took his place at halftime.
(via Deadspin)
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Comments (56)
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:02pmSome people are Cat people, others aren’t. Could be he had a furball and was just irratable. A little catnip maybe?
Report Post »Miami
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 10:30pm“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent”
Thomas Jefferson
Every freedom we give up is another set into slavery
Report Post »nummy1
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 9:54pmFunny that they have back up mascots ready to go in… “THIS IS MY CHANCE TO SHINE… WOO HOOOOO!!!!”
Report Post »SamLiberty
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 9:40pmUC get this moron under control…..I’d like to wear my UC tee shirt without being embarassed!!!
Report Post »roughneck.seay
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 8:38pmIt’s a SNOWBALL!! Cry me a river! A whole generation of sissys… That’s there plan I think…
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 7:33pmThe cops over reacted here. The mascot was just re acting to others. Good grief!
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 7:28pmWe let the kids at our grade school throw snow balls. PC be damned
Report Post »northernpatriot
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:49pmthis is ridiculous. he’s not throwing snowballs at the crowd, not with those big fat mascot fingers his costume hands have. he’s sort of lobbing them and they fall on the crowd. he’s being pelted with snowballs but his costume protects him from any harm.
come on. this is a nonevent! just some silliness! security over reacted, those that reported the story overreacted and many here have too.
this was just some wacky fun that some saw as violence by a masked assailant.
Report Post »YesNdeedie
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:47pmWe’ve got illegals crossing the border at record numbers
Report Post »Also, TSA agents groping little children and grandmothers
A president that is more in tuned to playing B-ball with his bros
And a mascot is the one cited for throwing a snowball……….something is wrong with this picture.
Jeremie Step
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:39pmLove the snowball fight, these fans are much tamer than their Cleveland counterparts, booing Lebron James because he wanted to play somewhere else. Steelers Fans are the best in the nation, but the Philly fans are pretty good too, except for when they booed Santa Claus.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:35pmActually didn’t they pelt Santa with snowballs in Philly?
Report Post »northernpatriot
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:39pmthe whole thing is silly and more over reaction by some ppl. the mascot is not really THROWING the snowballs… he was big, thick mascot fingers on those gloves he’s wearing. he just sort of lobs them up and they fall down. He’s being hit by some thrown hard by the fans but his costume protects him from any harm.
this is a nonevent! some goofy fun. security overreacted, as does/did anyone who sees a problem here.
…move along. wacky fun happening here.
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:33pm“Stop throwin’ snowballs, now!” (cop)
“Make me!” Bearcat
“Last chance stop thro(pthut)… that’s it!” (cop)
“Don’t taze me, bro…don’t taze me… yeeooooooooooowwwwww!”
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 7:31pmAVGCONSERVATIVE – I was wondering when someone would say it! :D
Report Post »sjwanderer
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 10:56pmdon’t you mean meeeeeeeooooooooooooooow
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:29pmWhere’s Oakland subway cop Mehserle when you need him? Those cops were way too lenient on the guy. That mascot deserved a good tasering at the least and if he was throwing ice balls he deserved some hot lead, delivered from the barrel of a firearm into his skull. Also whomever was taking those pictures should be charged with a felony, interferring with an officer doing his duty.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 7:50pmyes instead of book em Dano, now it’s now cuff em and shoot em Dano…..
Report Post »petestreet
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:22pmThings are out of control, muat be Bush,s fault
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:07pmThat’s why if I watch a game it is on my television. Then I can throw all the snowballs I want. But since I live in an area where there is very little snow, I most of the time have to settle for mud balls. But the last time I threw one at the television I broke it. So I quit doing that and just quit watching the games. Just kidding. I quit watching sports when they started paying over a million a season. Nobody is worth that much. If they make that much they had best make a touchdown or a home run every time.
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 5:23pmHey there, snowleopard3200 {mix art}: do you live on this site or what? You must because you have something to say about everything. Just saying…
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 5:15pmFascism at it’s best, let the kids have some fun will ya. I am not gonna politicize this too much, but give me a break, give them a break.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:47pmAggravated assault using frozen precipitation……what is this world coming to?…..But remember, snowballs could be considered a “gateway weapon”…..first someone starts throwing them at another person….then he/she moves on to rocks……guns…….missles….and finally nuclear weapons……Stop these crazy people before they bring about the end of the world! I say charge them with “attempted fun”…..lock them up and throw away the key….can’t have these sorts of sheanigans taking place…..
Report Post »chaoticupheaval
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:43pmo good grief! judge”what were you arrested for?’ school mascot “throwing snowballs’ (shakes head) this is what it’s coming to people…wake up
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:43pmYou know, I come from a family of Law Enforcement and I love them to death, but this just makes you wonder WTF? Really? For throwing a SNOWBALL? Can’t you guys find anything better to do?
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:39pmWeather Modification ?
see the Chemtrail Bill 601
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-601
of course they don’t exist
http://euro-med.dk/?p=16301
tower7femacamp
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:25pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM6P_-Czr-E
Report Post »ozz
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:30pmSo this is what we have come to? WTF ******** are making any thing fun illegal. No lemonade stands, cant play tag, and don’t throw snow balls. This is NOT my America. I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK DAMN IT!
Report Post »Planada Conservative
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:09pmAssault with a deadly snowball???
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:47pmI know, I could imagine if one was somewhat hardened due to freezing then it would be more of an ice ball. We will hopefully find out what happenes soon.
Report Post »Kilroy555
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:03pmMeow!
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:40pmsoon it will be snowing in Hawaii
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M31Sailor
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 5:10pmIt already snows on the tops of volcanos in Hawaii.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 9:34pmI meant on the beach
Report Post »New-American-Saviors
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 3:59pmMy God a Prelude to Civil War- It’s Like the future when the Reagan Socialist Son charges with his gun ! Looks like the Authorities applied the necessary force to control the “Snowball-Fight”
Report Post »DrammyCoke
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:36pmWhere’s the cat-person picture making guy at? I’d like his insight on this.
Cats gone wild!!!
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:46pmRight here!
God I can just see what someone will make a new film series about this of – Wild cats out of control!
Starting with the mascot series!
The mascot had been told not to toss snowballs back at the fans and for shoving the security about; so in this case, he choose not to do as directed, and a judge will decide what happens next.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 4:50pmAs for the future coming, look at the HS football player who got flagged for thanking God in the play. Next to come will be jailtime for any type of infractions made by ANYONE playing any kind of sports or activities…think on it, if they are making it a fed offense for a school to hold a brownie bake sale for fundraising what is to stop them from doing that as well…
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 5:13pmOK, if everyone was playing snowball fine, I however have been hit in the side of the face by a snowball when I wasn’t expecting it and it really hurt. So yes he should have been told to stop, no he should not be arrested.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 10:28pmArrested for throwing snowball…?
Seem to me the officer had a flash back * losing end of a snowball fight ” having never forgot it. Saw his chance to get even and took it. Its snow for God’s sake, we are live in a world woosies you’re a cop grow a pair. As for the security guards a bunch frustrated wannabes asking them to grow a pair would be pointless.
What happened to freedom and the pursuit of happiness…?
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people
Report Post »of good conscience to remain silent”
Thomas Jefferson
Miami
Posted on December 4, 2010 at 10:34pmuntameable-kate
Did you live, were you disfigured, did you throw one back, Life is full of hurts you might as well not live…?
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