I was just reading about an incident involving Metz, a French first division club. Metz, club officials are investigating and considering disciplinary actions against their own fans because apparently, some fans started shouting racist chants and making Nazi salutes after Metz's 2-0 defeat to Lyon. Apparently after the match, players threw T-shirts into the crowd that read "Racism, Never Again." At this point, some fans threw the shirts back, torn and began to make racist remarks and gestures.
Ok, listen. If you're a fan, you've got to hold your fellow fans accountable. I'm not making a call to violence by any means, but for Christ sakes, throw some popcorn at them and tell them to shut up. I mean, nothing good comes from that sort of behavior. A club has difficulty singling out individual perpetrators, so everyone has to be punished. Also, (like in the case of a League 2 club, I can't think of the name...) some times leagues will dock the club points. So if you're really a supporter of your club, why would you behave like that? It just doesn't make sense. Look at American sports. You don't see fans in the crowd at NBA games shouting the N word and dressing in KKK robes. Why? someone would probably kick their ass if they did. I'm just saying man...
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