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[–] CrazyInAnInsaneWorld 0 points 16 points 16 points (+16|-0) ago
I love how the people that use this infographic like to just ignore the fact that the three individuals in question are all criminals that are trespassing and stealing services (Namely watching the game without paying the ticket price), else they would be up in the stands with the rest of the audience in the background.
[–] WarGy 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
They're on a sidewalk which is public property, right? So can we really say that it's illegal to stand on public property and look in a certain direction?
[–] CrazyInAnInsaneWorld 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Where do you get the idea they are on a sidewalk? There's not even a sidewalk visible in that picture! They are clearly standing on grass or boxes on that grass. We have no reason to assume they are on public property. So no, they are quite clearly standing just beyond the outfield fence, which I will note in pretty much any stadium, is still stadium property, and are watching the game without having paid for a ticket. Ergo, trespassing and theft of services.
[–] shmuklidooha ago
I guess we just need to make the wall ten feet higher.
[–] MedicalMountainGoat 3 points -1 points 2 points (+2|-3) ago (edited ago)
You do know that most baseball stadiums have specially built 'dugouts' where you can go and watch the game for free right?
[–] CrazyInAnInsaneWorld 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
News to me. And I've been to plenty of baseball stadiums, yet never heard of these "Free View Seats" you speak of. Every stadium I've ever been to requires a purchased ticket to even get past the main gates, much less get anywhere close to the field. Please provide an example of these "Free View Seats/Dugout" you speak of, where they charge for the regular seats, but have an area next to the field where they let people watch a paid game for free, because while I don't want to do so and make a fool of myself upon being rebutted with an actual example, I'm inclined to call bullshit. That sounds counterproductive, at best, and like something that would undermine the business model entirely, at worst.
Edit: Apparently, at least the San Francisco Giants stadium has something similar to what you describe. While it exists, it seems an exception to the rule, though, and hardly qualifying of "most" stadiums. But I will readily concede that the concept exists, in practice.