New Search Policy To Take Effect Beginning With Friday's Cardinals-Broncos Game

[Jim O]

New Search Policy To Take Effect Beginning With Friday's Cardinals-Broncos Game
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 29, 2005

Tempe, AZ - In order to further enhance fan safety and comfort, everyone entering Sun Devil Stadium for Arizona Cardinals home games will be subject to hand searches beginning with this Friday’s preseason finale vs. the Denver Broncos.

Fans are encouraged to arrive early at stadium gates to help facilitate this additional security measure. All fans entering Sun Devil Stadium should expect to be patted down by security personnel before going through stadium gates.

“Pat downs” of fans entering NFL stadiums have taken place on a frequent basis in recent years. Following discussion at a recent league meeting, Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the NFL clubs determined that these hand searches should be a required element of stadium security procedures at all NFL games.

“This new requirement is not a result of any specific threat information,” said Commissioner Tagliabue. “It is in recognition of the significant additional security that ‘pat-downs’ offer, as well as the favorable experience that our clubs and fans have had using ‘pat-downs’ as part of a comprehensive stadium security plan.”

Several NFL teams successfully used pat-downs as part of stadium security procedures last season. Hand searches of all fans entering stadiums also were employed during all NFL playoff games last season.

www.azcardinals.com

 

[Derm]

It's because of the war on terrorism - you know, the Raider fans.

 

[vince56]

It's because of the war on terrorism - you know, the Raider fans.

Dude, get with the times, it's the "struggle against extremism" now

 

[Jttsaz]

Dude, get with the times, it's the "struggle against extremism" now

:notworthy

 

[MadCardDisease]

In order to further enhance fan safety and comfort

Nothing makes me feel comfortable like some dude feeling me up before I watch a football game.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Now If the Cardinal Cheerleaders performed the pat downs I'd call that enhancing fan comfort!

 

[az1965]

Now If the Cardinal Cheerleaders performed the pat downs I'd call that enhancing fan comfort!

I'm with ya on this one...

 

[vince56]

Now If the Cardinal Cheerleaders performed the pat downs I'd call that enhancing fan comfort!

You'd never get into the game, they'd always be finding a weapon on ya

 

[cards 24-7-365]

I guess that means no more "smugglers" from six shooters.

 

[Ryanwb]

Crap, I had smuggling ice cold brews into the stadium down to a science. I didn't need to stoop to such lows but they don't allow you to leave the stadium during halftime anymore (that was like 5 season ago, but I can't let it go )

 

[Brian in Mesa]

They are a little ridiculous about things though.

Last year I wasn't allowed to bring in a sealed gallon of water (which I'd brought in to many previous games).

Like I'm going to use it as a weapon. C'mon - it's Arizona. It'll be empty by halftime.

 

[Ryanwb]

They are a little ridiculous about things though.

Last year I wasn't allowed to bring in a sealed gallon of water (which I'd brought in to many previous games).

Like I'm going to use it as a weapon. C'mon - it's Arizona. It'll be empty by halftime.

You should have stood there and chugged it

 

[Pariah]

They;ve been patting people down at sporting events here in denver for a while now. At rockies games I think it's random, but at Bronco games it's everybody, I think.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

You should have stood there and chugged it

No doubt.

It was some old guy, named Sam I think. I just glared at him, thanked him for his service to public safety and threw it into a garbage can...from about 20 feet away.

I should have just poured it out on the ground right there.

 

[Renz]

They should have been doing this ever since 911. In my view, there is no more obvious target than a major sporting event for terrorists. All they have to do is strap explosives on their body. The patdown search may not even catch it. But at least it gives us a chance to stop it, if something so godawful were to be attempted.

No self-respecting terrorist is going to waste his hard-earned explosives at a Cardinal game in SDS.

What would happen? A ton of empty bleachers would be destroyed? What fun would that be?

 

[CardLogic]

They are a little ridiculous about things though.

Last year I wasn't allowed to bring in a sealed gallon of water (which I'd brought in to many previous games).

Like I'm going to use it as a weapon. C'mon - it's Arizona. It'll be empty by halftime.

Aren't sealed bottles of water allowed??? I know I have taken them in on several occasions!

Yeah, there's no way you could ever drink a gallon!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Aren't sealed bottles of water allowed??? I know I have taken them in on several occasions!

Yeah, there's no way you could ever drink a gallon!

Allegedly - only sealed water bottles up to a certain number of ounces are allowed through the gates.

Ridiculous.

They never said anything before last season about the size of water we brought in.

They used to provide free bottled water via a partnership with Hinckley/Schmidt or some company like that. Used to pour it into big coolers and fans could fill up their own bottles or the paper cups provided by the company.

 

[KingofCards]

Crap, I had smuggling ice cold brews into the stadium down to a science. I didn't need to stoop to such lows but they don't allow you to leave the stadium during halftime anymore (that was like 5 season ago, but I can't let it go )

Me too. I always have two beers in my back pockets when we leave the tailgate. One for the walk to the Stadium and one for the walk from the Stadium entrance to the 1st beer stand.

I am going to have to study this pat down policy carefully, in order to look for breachment possibilities.

 

[KingofCards]

Here is a picture of me walking to the game with my two beers in my back pockets. White shirt. Plus, I have one in my hand. :alcoholic:

 

[40yearfan]

Crap, I had smuggling ice cold brews into the stadium down to a science. I didn't need to stoop to such lows but they don't allow you to leave the stadium during halftime anymore (that was like 5 season ago, but I can't let it go )

A few years back, when I was going to ASU games, a friend of mine always managed to sneak small flasks of liquor in in his engineer boots he was wearing.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

No self-respecting terrorist is going to waste his hard-earned explosives at a Cardinal game in SDS.

Mexico would be a more likely target...

 

[Scott MS]

I guess it will be hard to bring the flask in going forward. At least I didn't try to hide it under my hat!!

What kind of safety measure was that. "Remove your hat please, because that's where you would try to hide that weapon"??

 

[BigRedFan]

Id like to be the one doing the pat downs on the Cheerleaders.

Now If the Cardinal Cheerleaders performed the pat downs I'd call that enhancing fan comfort!

 

[Derm]

I am going to have to study this pat down policy carefully, in order to look for breachment possibilities.

Oh, this is going to be fun!!!

 

[KingofCards]

Oh, this is going to be fun!!!

What is going to be fun?