Excessive Standing Arizona Cardinals
I believe there are 3 sides to every story, the truth is weighed in between. In this case, I believe the majority (95%) would agree with our version.
If anyone would have asked us to sit because they couldn't see, we would respect that. No one did. In all 6 years no one ever has...
Go to Club Section 218, ask any season ticket holder in our section, a lot of them ran up the concourse in our defense and were told to go away. Some filled out statements, 2 left the game in protest. Season Tickets since 2004, we often tailgate with people in our section. We come from Las Vegas for Cardinals home games, drive or fly, go the stadium to watch the early games. Our reason for purchasing club seats.. ability to watch the early games. Personally I'd rather be downstairs. Section 218 booed SAFE security, it has never happened before, same seats since UoP stadium opened.
Steve did say to SAFE, "But the defense is on the field with 4 minutes in the game?!!" Of course he was distraught, he was missing it. Peterson intercepted while this hypertensive, blustering, security guard was going to show us "Who's Boss!" His supervisor (unnamed female) had no idea what the discussion was about, but saw the interaction, she never even asked what it was about, came over and immediately said, "You can't talk to him like that, you can leave of your own free will or be arrested." Quote Steve attempting to explain, "But it WAS 3rd DOWN??!! The Defense was motioning to stand! There's a guy on the field holding a sign "RISE UP RED SEA!?? You gotta be kidding me??!!" The door usher from our section who sees us every game, a red-headed lady, ran to our defense, and the supervisor told her to stay out of it.
Please go look at my son's Twitter account @stevecawthon, you will not find a better Cardinals Fan, or a more polite young man. He runs the Social Media dept for a National Brand. His Father is an Airline Captain (the reason he was not drinking), former AZ Air National guard F-16 pilot, former AF F-16 pilot, who flew with Coach Whisenhunt's brother 25 years ago, his sister-in-law actually married us in 1984 when we were stationed at McDill AFB, we were good friends with her, but have lost contact over the years (feel free to verify.) Clearly that was long before Coach Whisenhunt was with the Cardinals. We really are a very nice family. Many people ran to our defense but were ignored. If you met the security guard in question I believe just looking at him would speak volumes.
I do not want to stereo-type about rented security, but this man is the epitome of a cliche'.
- Deborah